Tag Archives: Censor Board

Cut And Thrust

by Sagorika Dasgupta, Soumita Sengupta and Shabdita Shrivastav (September 1, 2012)

The Censors’ ban on A-films for TV viewing has dealt the business of filmmaking a body blow. Is there a way out? The Censor Board has done it yet again. Last Sunday, just when the filmmakers breathed a sigh of relief with the Government green signaling the telecast of ...

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Jism 2 Promo Barred From TV

by Sagorika Dasgupta (June 30, 2012)

Too ‘adult’, says I&B Ministry; could spell trouble for film’s satellite rights It created quite a stir when the filmmakers boldly announced that they were making an ‘adult’ film. Almost courting an A-rating, the Bhatts went ahead and cast Sunny Leone as leading lady along with Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh for their upcoming film ...

Trade Outraged At TDP Fiasco

by Box Office India (April 23, 2012)

Balaji Motion Pictures’ The Dirty Picture was to air on Sunday, April 22, in two time slots – 12-4 pm and a repeat telecast from 8-11pm – on Sony Entertainment Television. But the channel was forced to cancel the screening due to a last-minute directive from the Ministry ...

Posted in Straight News | Tagged Censor Board, I&B, MSM, Pooja Bhatt, Sony Entertainment Television, Tanuj Garg, The Dirty Picture, Tushhar, Vidya Balan | Leave a comment

Ooops-scene

by Sagorika Dasgupta (July 11, 2011)

MIB has empowered the viewers to complain to the respective channels about any content that they find inappropriate Self regulation is a norm that most TV channels are adopting these days. After all the flak that some TV channels received for showing obscene content that was allegedly aired on ...