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Film Certification Appellate Tribunal abolished; filmmakers to now directly approach High Court
Fp Staff •Filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj, Hansal Mehta, and Guneet Monga, along with actress Richa Chadha, were the first to criticise the abolition of FCAT.
How Ministry of Defence's demand to vet films on Army comes as yet another blow to hopes of reforms at CBFC
Indranil Bhattacharya •A recurrent demand of the fraternity has been to contain CBFC’s role to certification and categorisation of films based on target audience and demography, as is the practice in mature democracies, shedding the paternalistic approach to censoring and seeking amendments in films.
No Fathers in Kashmir: After eight-month-long CBFC tussle, Ashvin Kumar's film to release on 5 April
Fp Staff •No Fathers in Kashmir is all set to release on 5 April, makers of the film announced with a new poster from the film.
No Fathers in Kashmir: Ashvin Kumar's directorial starring Soni Razdan finally gets U/A certificate
Fp Staff •Ashvin Kumar's No Fathers in Kashmir stars Soni Razdan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Anshuman Jha.
Pahlaj Nihalani claims his film Rangeela Raja was targeted because of his 'blunt views' on CBFC operations
Fp Staff •Pahlaj Nihalani's Rangeela Raja had run into trouble after the CBFC recommended 20 cuts in the film, deeming the content 'misogynistic' and 'sexist'.
Pahlaj Nihalani approaches FCAT after dragging CBFC to court over release of Govinda's Rangeela Raja
Fp Staff •Pahlaj Nihalani approached the FCAT on 15 November after the Central Board of Film Certification recommended 20 cuts in his upcoming film Rangeela Raja.
Hangout: Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, his struggle, and Raman Raghav's failure
Fp Staff •Nawazuddin Siddiqui gets candid about Raman Raghav, his struggle and his upcoming movie Babumoshai Bandookbaaz on Hangout with Renil Abraham
Kaalakaandi: Saif Ali Khan's dark comedy gets U/A certification with one cut from FCAT
Fp Staff •Kaalakaandi is all set to release on 12 January, 2018.
Babumoshai Bandookbaaz cleared by FCAT with 8 minor cuts, will release in 'almost original form'
•Director Kushan Nandy says Babumoshai Bandook will release with 8 minor cuts in almost 'original form', thanks everyone for their support
Indu Sarkar: After Madhur Bhandarkar, theatre owners seek government protection over Congress protests
Fp Staff •Madhur Bhandarkar's Indu Sarkar seems to have become the flag bearer for films mired in pre-release woes.