List of films banned in India
Nationwide

List of films banned in India

Section Title: Nationwide
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Date	Film	Notes

1959	Neel Akasher Neechey	It was banned for two months for overt political overtones; it showed the troubles faced by an immigrant Chinese wage laborer in 1930s Calcutta.

1963	Gokul Shankar	It was banned for depicting the psychological motivations of Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.

1973	Garam Hawa	The release was held up by the censors for 8 months. The film depicted a Muslim family during the partition of India.

1975	Aandhi	It was banned during Emergency by Indira Gandhi and subsequently released in 1977 after Janata Party came into power.

1977	Kissa Kursi Ka	A political spoof, the film was banned by the Congress government for lampooning the Emergency. The master prints and all copies was lifted from the Censor Board office and burned by Sanjay Gandhi supporters.

1971	Sikkim	The film was banned after Sikkim's merger in India in 1975, as it showed the Chogyal-ruled Sikkim as a sovereign state.

1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	It was banned temporarily for its "negative" depiction of Indians because of a scene, set in India, where characters are served monkey brains.

1987	Pati Parmeshwar	It was denied a rating by the Censor for depicting a woman in "ignoble servility" of her husband. Later, Bombay High Court allowed its release.

1993	Kuttrapathirikai	The film was completed in 1993. As it had Rajiv Gandhi's assassination as a backdrop, it was not released until 2007.

1994	Bandit Queen	It was banned temporarily by the Delhi High Court after Phoolan Devi, the subject of the film's story, challenged its authenticity.

1996	Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love	It was banned due to sexual content. The version released in India had 2 minute cut of nudity.

1996	Fire	On its opening day in India, some film theatres were attacked by Hindu fundamentalists for depicting a lesbian relationship. The film was withdrawn and sent back to the Censor Board.

2001	Paanch	It was banned for glorifying drugs, sex and violence, later certified with cuts but went unreleased.

2003	Hawayein	The film, set against the backdrop to the 1984 Sikh genocide, is banned in the Indian states of Delhi, J&K, Haryana and Punjab.

2004	The Pink Mirror	The film was denied a rating for its homosexual content.

2004	Final Solution	The documentary film was banned by the Censor Board for being provocative and under concerns that it may trigger communal violence.

2004	Hava Aney Dey	The movie was not approved by the Censor Board because the director didn't accept the suggested 21 cuts.

2005	Black Friday (2004 film)	The movie was based on the 1993 Bombay bombings. The released was blocked until the verdict of the lawsuit by the Bombay High Court on the petition of the under-trials.

2005	Amu	This movie was based on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots initially was denied a rating. The film was later given an adult rating after some audio-cuts.

2005	Water	The movie faced opposition during its shooting from hardline Hindu organizations in Varanasi. The sets were destroyed.

2009	Had Anhad	The Central Board of Film Certification refused a certificate to this Shabnam Virmani documentary without cuts. In 2011, Delhi High Court allowed the film to be released uncut and asked the Union of India to pay ₹10,000 to the petitioner as legal fees.

2010	Gandu	The film was banned in India due to explicit sexual scenes.

2011	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	It was banned for its adult scenes of rape and torture. The Central Board of Film Certification demanded that these scenes be cut, which the director David Fincher refused to do.

2011	Chatrak	The movie wasn't allowed theatrical release due to its sexual content.

2013	Papilio Buddha	Initially banned due to its criticism of Mahatma Gandhi. It was allowed release after the anti-Gandhi speeches were muted and/or blurred.

2014	Gurjar Aandolan A Fight for Right (Movie)	This film was banned by Rajasthan Government after the Intelligence Bureau (Rajasthan Government) watched this movie in Laxmi Talkies, Jaipur, on the day of its release on 17 October 2014.

2014	No Fire Zone	The Sri Lankan Civil War documentary was not allowed for public screening by the Censor Board. Director Callum Macrae decided to release the film on the internet to circumvent the ban.

2014	Kaum De Heere	The film was banned by the central government after the Intelligence Bureau had warned that the film may cause communal tensions.

2015	50 Shades of Grey	The film was not given a rating by the Censor Board, even after voluntary cuts by the distributor.

2015	Main Hoon Rajinikanth	Notable south Indian actor Rajinikanth moved the Madras High Court to stop the release of this film stating that it violated his personality rights.

2015	Unfreedom	The film was denied a rating by the Censor Board. The film examined same sex relationships and religious fundamentalism in India.

2015	India's Daughter	This television documentary about the 2012 Delhi gang rape was prevented from being broadcast by a stay order from a court, due to perceived negative public sentiment including remarks defending the rape which drew public outcry in India when the film was shown.

2015	Patta Patta Singhan Da Vairi	The movie was initially denied clearance by CBFC, but was later cleared by the Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal (FCAT).

2015	The Mastermind Jinda Sukha	The film was cleared by the CBFC but banned by the Minister of Home Affairs. The films is based on the lives of the assassins of General Arun Shridhar Vaidya.

2015	The Painted House	The CBFC denied a rating to film for containing nudity. They suggested the scenes should be blurred or deleted.

2016	Mohalla Assi	The CBFC denied a rating to the film. The film deals with the commercialisation of the pilgrimage city Varanasi.

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