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Movie Censorship

Cinematograph Act: Parliamentary panel questions Centre about censorship clause, say reports

The proposed change in the Act empowers the government to order the re-examination of a film already cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification.

Scroll Staff
· Jul 07, 2021 · 12:59 pm
Opinion: I certified films for a decade. This is why the move to create a super-censor is a bad idea

Educationist Nandini Sardesai discusses the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s proposal to re-certify already certified films.

Nandini Sardesai
· Jul 06, 2021 · 11:15 am
There’s only one explanation for the Information Ministry’s plan to re-certify already cleared films

Amending the Cinematograph Act will allow censorship from on high.

Nandini Ramnath
· Jul 01, 2021 · 05:45 pm

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