dina sharana was appointed as the new chairperson of cbfc.
dina sharana was appointed as the new chairperson of cbfc.
who was appointed as the new chairperson of cbfc?
dina sharana
producer and screenwriter pahlaj nihalani criticized the centre board of film certification (cbfc) for not reviewing the film within 40 days of submission. the film was screened by the cbfc just two weeks ahead of its release, and the producer was asked to make 20 cuts. nihalani accused the cbfc chairperson, prasoon joshi, of favoritism, saying that preferential treatment was extended to big studios. nihalani, an ex-chairperson of cbfc, vowed to take the cbfc the bombay high court over its decision.









































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section::::reception.:critical response.
rangeela raja
in 2016, the film "udta punjab", produced by anurag kashyap and ekta kapoor among others, ran into trouble with the cbfc, resulting in a very public re-examination of the ethics of film censorship in india. the film, which depicted a structural drug problem in the state of punjab, used a lot of expletives and showed scenes of drug use. the cbfc, on 9 june 2016, released a list of 94 cuts and 13 pointers, including the deletion of names of cities in punjab. on 13 june, the film was cleared by the bombay high court with one cut and disclaimers. the court ruled that, contrary to the claims of the cbfc, the film was not out to "malign" the state of punjab, and that it "wants to save people". thereafter, the film was faced with further controversy when a print of it was leaked online on a torrent site. the quality of the copy, along with the fact that there was supposedly a watermark that said "censor" on top of the screen, raised suspicions that the cbfc itself had leaked the copy to spite the filmmakers. it also contained the only scene that had been cut according to the high court order. while the cbfc claimed innocence, the lingering suspicions resulted in a tense release, with the filmmakers and countless freedom of expression advocates taking to social media to appeal to the public to watch the film in theatres, as a conscious challenge against excessive censorship on art in india. kashyap himself asked viewers to wait till the film released before they downloaded it for free, stating that he didn't have a problem with illegal downloads, an unusual thing for a film producer to say. the film eventually released and grossed over $13 million finishing as a commercial success. in august 2017, soon after his removal as cbfc chief, nihalani revealed in an interview that he had received instructions from the ministry of information and broadcasting to block the release of the film.
central board of film certification