What the censors cut: ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’, ‘Munna Michael’

Our guide to what you were not allowed to watch or hear in the week’s releases.

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· 3 hours ago

Kerala HC orders censor board to certify Jayan Cherian’s ‘Ka Bodyscapes’

The Malayalam movie ran into trouble over its depiction of religion and homosexuality.

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· Jul 14, 2017 · 07:17 pm

Bengali film ‘Meghnadbodh Rohoshyo’ asked to cut out ‘Ramrajya‘, ‘bandh’ and ‘penis’

The censor board’s demands have pushed the release date of Anik Dutta’s film by a week.

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· Jul 13, 2017 · 05:10 pm

Amartya Sen cannot say ‘cow’, ‘Gujarat’, ‘Hindu India’ in documentary, says censor board

‘The Argumentative Indian’, directed by Suman Ghosh, features a conversation between Amartya Sen and Kaushik Basu.

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· Jul 12, 2017 · 12:57 pm

Censor board demands 14 cuts in ‘Indu Sarkar’; Madhur Bhandarkar to appeal

The Censor Board wants references to political leaders and sterilisation to be dropped.

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· Jul 10, 2017 · 11:08 pm

Censor board and not politicians will clear ‘Indu Sarkar’, says Madhur Bhandarkar

The filmmaker responds to Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam’s demand for pre-censorship of the Emergency-era drama.

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· Jul 08, 2017 · 04:44 pm

One more Congress politician wants to pre-censor ‘Indu Sarkar’ movie

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam raises concerns over the portrayal of Indira and Sanjay Gandhi in Madhur Bhandarkar’s film ‘Indu Sarkar’.

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· Jul 05, 2017 · 02:33 pm

Watch: Pahlaj Nihalani being cornered in an elevator over ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ challenge

The censor board has egg on his face after demanding ‘one lakh public votes’ for the use of the word ‘intercourse’.

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· Jul 01, 2017 · 10:06 am

‘The film is yet to go to the censors’: Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’

The August 4 release has found itself in a soup over the use of the word ‘intercourse’.

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· Jun 27, 2017 · 04:25 pm

Kerala festival film ban: Court petition filed, protest letter sent to I&B ministry

Filmmakers protest ‘draconian’ decision; protest screenings to be held across Kerala campuses.

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· Jun 14, 2017 · 03:37 pm

What the censors cut: ‘Raabta’, ‘The Mummy’

Our guide to what you were not allowed to watch or hear in the week’s releases.

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· Jun 09, 2017 · 02:45 pm

What the censors cut: ‘Wonder Woman’, ‘Baywatch’, ‘A Death in the Gunj’

Our guide to what you were not allowed to watch or hear in the week’s releases.

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· Jun 02, 2017 · 11:15 am