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Priyanka Chopra’s Babli badmaash gets U/A certificate
After reportedly getting an A certificate from the Censor Board, Priyanka Chopra’s latest item song has been reviewed and handed over a U/A certification
After receiving complaints from Delhi based women activists for allegedly promoting commodification of body, the Censor Board had reportedly handed over an A certificate to Priyanka Chopra’s much talked about item number Babli badmaash. Click here to read more1 Comment
Priyanka Chopra’s item song Babli badmaash not to get ‘A’ certificate
Censor board chief Leela Samson confirms that there will be no separate categorisation for sleazy item numbers
There was much noise in the industry last weekend over the possible decision of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant ‘A’ certificate to titillating item songs in movies. Priyanka Chopra’s debut item song Babli badmaash (Shootout At Wadala) was reportedly being considered for categorisation as ‘Adult’. Click here to read moreThe Attacks of 26/11 gets ‘A’ certificate by censor board
The Ram Gopal Varma film based on Mumbai’s brutal terrorist attack has been cleared without cuts
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s new film The Attacks of 26/11 has been passed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) without any cuts, but with an ‘Adults Only‘ certificate. Click here to read moreDabangg 2’s Fevicol se in trouble for using the word ‘laundiya’
And the National Commission for Women has sent a notice to Arbaaz Khan
Almost a couple of months after its release, Dabangg 2′s superhit song Fevicol se has landed into trouble. Click here to read moreVishwaroopam compromise reached, but controversy continues!
The censor board defends its decision to pass Vishwaroopam without cuts and hits back at Advocate General Shri Navaneetha Krishnan for calling the procedure a ‘scam’
Now that the beleaguered actor/director/writer/lyricist/producer/singer Kamal Haasan has hammered out a deal with Muslim protest groups and the Tamil Nadu government, the film is likely to release in its home state this coming Friday, provided the agreed seven minutes of cuts can be made in time. However, the controversy surrounding the film continues. Click here to read moreVishwaroopam ban: Kamal Haasan fed up and wants to leave the country for a more ‘secular’ place
The superstar is frustrated with the ban on his ambitious film Vishwaroopam and says the plot is not even about Indian Muslims
Kamal Haasan is just fed up. Even though the Madras High Court on January 29 lifted the ban on of Haasan’s controversial film Vishwaroopam, the Tamil Nadu government is objecting to it, saying that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has not given a correct rating. The censor board has hit back. The actor though can’t take it no more, and wants to leave the country to a more ‘secular‘ place. Click here to read moreKamal Haasan to meet Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa today over Vishwaroopam ban?
The actor-director is likely to meet the Tamil Nadu CM seeking her suggestions for an amicable solution
The Madras High Court on Monday asked Kamal Haasan to find an ‘amicable solution’ to the issue, and adjourned the case over the release of Vishwaroopam to Tuesday. Click here to read moreWhat is the problem with Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam?
In spite of getting clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification, Kamal Haasan’s mega-ambitious movie faces a ban from the Tamil Nadu government. Is this move justified? Can the state impose this kind of diktat on films, or is there more to the whole issue than meets the eye? We dissect the controversy to find out what exactly made Vishwaroopam attract so much of the wrong kind of attention….
It all started when Kamal Haasan’s decision to release his magnum opus Vishwaroopam on the DTH platform (Direct-to-Home) set the industry abuzz. The 58-year-old actor-filmmaker defended his move to introduce the film in pay-per-view mode on DTH networks on the day of its theatrical release. Click here to read more
