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Censor & Sensibility

by Pankaja Thakur (October 10, 2011)
Society is mature enough to be its own censor. How can we compromise their Constitutional freedom The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) examines every movie from its title to its song lyrics and even the advertisements in the intervals. Lyrics and dialogue have the same censorship parameters as ...
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