భారతదేశంలో నిషేధించబడిన సినిమాల జాబితా

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భారతదేశంలో దేశవ్యాప్తంగా, పాక్షికంగా లేదా పూర్తిగా, ఎప్పటికీ లేదా కొంత కాలం పాటూ బహిష్కరించబడిన సినిమాల జాబితా ఇది. సీబీఎఫ్సీ ఈ చిత్రాలకు సెర్టిఫికేట్ ఇవ్వటం కూడా మానుకుంది. ఈ జాబితాలో అప్రభుత్వ సంస్థల ద్వారా బలవంతంగా నిలిపివేయబడ్డ చిత్రాలు కూడా ఉన్నాయి.

## దేశవ్యాప్తంగా

## ప్రాంతీయంగా బహిష్కృతమయినవి
### బ్రిటిష్ పాలిత భారతదేశంలో
* 1921 - *[[Bhakta Vidur]]*: Banned in Karachi and Madras for political reasons. the film came right after Jallianwala Bagh massacre and Rowlatt act. The character Vidura was moulded upon personality of Mahatma Gandhi. Film was directed by Kanjibhai Rathod.
* 1939 - *[[Thyagabhoomi (1939 film)|Thyagabhoomi]]*: Banned in Madras, 22 weeks after release for supporting Congress, independence movement. Film was produced & directed by K. Subramanyam and Written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
### ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్
* 2006 - *[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]*: It was banned after religious groups lodge a protest. Later, the ban was lifted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
* 2011 - *[[Aarakshan]]*: It was banned on 11 August 2011 due to concerns that it may hurt weaker sections of the society. On 14 August 2011, the ban was revoked.
### అస్సాం
* 2005 - *[[Tango Charlie]]*: The film was allegedly poorly researched and defamed the Bodo community.
### గోవా
* 2006 - *[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]*: It was banned considering "public sentiments" after protests by Christian organisations.
### గుజరాత్
* 2005 - *Chand Bhuj Gaya*: This film which was set with the Godhra train burning as a backdrop was not released in Gujarat. 
* 2006 - *[[Fanaa (2006 film)|Fanaa]]*: It faced an unofficial ban due to the role of Aamir Khan, the lead actor, in the Narmada Bachao Andolan. Supreme Court of India directed that theatres wanting to screen the film should be provided police protection. But, most theatre owners decided not to screen it. 
* 2007 - *[[Parzania]]*: Parzania faced an unofficial ban after Bajrang Dal coaxed theatre owners to stop screening the film. Bajrang Dal activist Babu Bajrangi had the opinion that it may disrupt communal harmony in the state.
* 2009 - *[[Firaaq]]*: Firaaq was allegedly not released by many theatres due to political pressure because it depicted the 2002 Gujarat riots. But, theatre owners cited a revenue sharing dispute.
### మధ్య ప్రదేశ్
* 2008 - *[[Jodhaa Akbar]]*: The film was banned after protests from the Rajput community over Jodha Bai's depiction as Akbar's wife. The Supreme Court later lifted the ban.
### మహారాష్ట్ర
* 2008 - *[[Deshdrohi]]*: The film was banned in November fearing breakdown of law and order in the state. The film depicted the attacks against North Indians in the state. The ban was lifted in January 2009 by the Bombay High Court.
### నాగాల్యాండ్
* 2006 - *[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]*: It was banned for portraying Jesus Christ and Christians in an 'objectionable' manner.
### పంజాబ్
* 2006 - *[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]*: Chief Minister Amarinder Singh banned the film after an appeal by the Punjabi Roman Catholic leaders. 
* 2011 - *[[Aarakshan]]*: On 11 August 2011, the film was banned for hurting the feelings of the weaker sections of the society. But, the ban was lifted on 14 August 2011 after a preview screening.
### రాజస్థాన్
* 2008 - *[[Jodhaa Akbar]]*: The film was not released after theatre owners received letters written in blood from Karni Sena.
### తమిళనాడు
* 1987 - *Ore Oru Gramathile*: It banned for criticizing caste based reservations. The Supreme Court of India later allowed its release. 
* 2006 - *[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]*: It was banned after concerns that it may hurt religious sentiments. Later, Madras High Court allowed its screening. 
* 2011 - *[[Dam 999]]*: It was banned for allegedly spreading fear among people regarding the Mullaperiyar dam. 
* 2013 - *[[Vishwaroopam]]*: The film was banned after objections were expressed by Muslim groups regarding the portrayal of the Muslim community in a bad light. The movie was later released after seven scenes were cut.
* 2013 - *[[Madras Cafe]]*: The film, which is set in the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War, was not released in the state after several groups protested that the film portrayed the Tamil Tigers in a bad light. 
* 2013 - *[[Thalaivaa]]*: Although film was cleared by the Censor Board, the scheduled release for 9 August was stopped after a bomb threat from an unknown group. The film was later released afterwards on 20 August.
### ఉత్తర్ ప్రదేశ్
* 2007 - *[[Aaja Nachle]]*: The movie was banned because the lyrics of the title song was allegedly humiliating the Dalits. The lyrics were later changed. The ban was lifted later after the producers apologized. 
* 2008 - *[[Jodhaa Akbar]]*: The film was banned fearing breach of peace after protests from a Rajput group. The Supreme Court later lifted the ban.
* 2011 - *[[Aarakshan]]*: It had been banned due to objectionable dialogues. Later, Supreme Court lifted the ban. The film was based on the topic of reservations in jobs and education.
### వెస్ట్ బెంగాల్
* 1992 - *[[City of Joy (film)|City of Joy]]*: The shooting was banned in Calcutta for a while due to negative portrayal of the city.
* 2013 - *[[Kangal Malsat]]*: In February 2013, a revising committee
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| 1963
| *Gokul Shankar*
| It was banned for depicting the psychological motivations of Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.
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| 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. 
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| 1975
| *[[Aandhi]]*
| It was banned during Emergency by Indira Gandhi and subsequently released in 1977 after Janata Party came into power. 
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| 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. The movie was later remade with a different cast. 
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| 1971
| *[[Sikkim (film)|Sikkim]]*
| The film was banned after Sikkim's merger in India in 1975, as it showed the Chogyal-ruled Sikkim as a sovereign state. The ban was lifted in September 2010.
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| 1984
| *[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]*
| It was banned temporarily for its "negative" depiction of Indians. The ban was later rescinded.
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| 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.
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|1993
| *[[Kuttrapathirikai]]*
|The film was completed in 1993. As it had Rajiv Gandhi's assassination as a backdrop, it was not released until 2007.
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| 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.
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| 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. 
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| 1996
| *[[Fire (1996 film)|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 to back to the Censor Board. But, later it was released uncut. 
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| 2001
| *[[Paanch]]*
| It was banned for glorifing drugs, sex and violence, later certified with cuts but went unreleased. 
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| 2004
| *[[The Pink Mirror]]*
| The film was denied a rating for its homosexual content. 
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| 2004
| *[[Final Solution (2003 film)|Final Solution]]*
| The documentary film was banned by the Censor Board for being provocative and under concerns that it may trigger communal violence. It was based on the 2002 Gujarat violence. But, it was cleared after some months. 
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| 2004
| *[[Hava Aney Dey]]*
| The movie was not approved by the Censor Board because the director didn't accept the suggested 21 cuts. 
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| 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. The film was originally set to be released in India on 28 January 2005. The producers appealed at the Supreme Court but the High Court order was upheld. The movie finally saw its release on 9 February 2007. 
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| 2005
| *[[Amu (film)]]*
| The movie was based on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The film faced problems with the censor board in India, which cleared it only with 6 politically motivated cuts, and with an "A" certificate. Since — according to Indian law — this made the movie ineligible to be telecast on Indian television, the producers later reapplied for a UA censor certificate. This was when a 10 minute cut was suggested by censors, including removal of all verbal references to the riots. Subsequently, the producers decided to forgo the lower certification, and released the movie directly to DVD. 
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| 2005
| *[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]*
| The movie faced opposition during its shooting from hardline Hindu organizations in Varanasi. The sets were destroyed. The Uttar Pradesh government decided to stop the shooting on 31 January 2000. The shooting was shifted to Sri Lanka later. The movie was released in India much later in March 2007.
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| 2011
| *[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|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. 
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| 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. 
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## See also
*Censorship in India
*Cinema of India
*List of books banned in India
*List of banned films
*Film censorship
## References

1> of the CBFC refused to pass the film citing excessive use of abusive language, sexuality and frivolous approach in portraying of social movements. The film was cleared later by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal after some edits.
## See also
* భారతదేశంలో బహిష్కరించబడిన పుస్తకాల జాబితా
*Censorship in India
*Cinema of India
*List of books banned in India
*List of banned films
*Film censorship

## References