Lok Sabha Question No. 3328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Certification of Films by CBFC
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3328 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## CERTIFICATION OF FILMS BY CBFC

## 3328: SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the films for which the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) rejected the certificates required for exhibition and release at regional level during the last three years;
- (b) the  State-wise  details  of  films  for  which  the  CBFC  rejected  the  certificates required for release and exhibition in the first chance during the said period;
- (c) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the strongest criteria imposed for censoring has adversely affected the creativity;
- (d) if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  Government to  relax the terms of censoring for ensuring the freedom of expression and creativity;
- (e) the details of the films banned after the censoring during the said period; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to ban cinema on the basis of the allegation and complaints from the certain corner and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]:

- (a) & (b): The list of films refused certification for public exhibition by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) during the last 3 years is at Annexure ,
- (c) & (d): The objectives of film certification as per Guidelines framed under Section 5B(2)  of  the  Cinematograph  Act,  1952  prescribe  that  while  certifying  films  CBFC shall ensure that artistic expression and creative freedom are not unduly curbed.

Further,  any  person  applying  for  a  certificate  in  respect  of  a  film  who  is aggrieved by any order of the Board for refusing to grant a certificate or the category of  certificate  or  any  excisions  or  modifications,  may  prefer  an  appeal  to  the  Film Certification  Appellate  Tribunal  under  Section  5C  of  the  Cinematograph  Act  1952. This further ensures that the artistic expression and creative freedom are not unduly curbed.

(e) &  (f): The  certificate  in  respect  of  the  film  'Master  Mind  Zinda  Sukha (Punjabi)'was  revoked  on  09.09.2015  by  CBFC,  based  on  the  inputs  received  from Ministry  of  Home Affairs that the release of the film  may  endanger security  of the state and incite public disorder.

In accordance with Rule 32(2) of the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983, the Central Government may, if it considers it necessary so to do, direct the Chairman to re-examine any film (in respect of which a complaint has been received by it directly or through the Board) in such manner and with such assistance as may be specified in the direction.

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## LIST OF FILMS WHICH WERE REFUSED CERTIFICATION AT EC/RC LEVELS BY THE BOARD FROM 1-4-2014 TO 31-3-2015

## CELLULOID, VIDEO AND DIGITAL (INDIAN & FOREIGN)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Film          | Language       | Position (Refused by EC/RC)                |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|         1 | The Dude Gentleman        | Hindi          | Refused by EC                              |
|         2 | Pyasha Rakshas            | Silent         | Refused by EC                              |
|         3 | Race 2 (Video)            | Hindi          | Refused by EC and RC                       |
|         4 | Sona Spa                  | Hindi          | Refused by EC and RC                       |
|         5 | Nasha                     | Hindi          | Refused by EC                              |
|         6 | Maut                      | Hindi          | Refused by EC                              |
|         7 | Miss Lovely               | Hindi          | Refused by EC                              |
|         8 | Dee Saturday Night        | Hindi          | Refused by EC                              |
|         9 | Kya Super Kool Hain Hum   | Hindi          | Refused by EC and RC                       |
|        10 | 3 G                       | Hindi          | Refused by EC                              |
|        11 | Love King Murder          | Hindi          | Refused by EC                              |
|        12 | Fifty Shades of Grey      | English        | Refused by EC                              |
|        13 | Indumati                  | Hindi          | Refused by EC                              |
|        14 | Park Street               | Bengali        | Refused by EC                              |
|        15 | En Dino Muzaffarnagar     | English/ Hindi | Refused by EC and RC                       |
|        16 | Manam Mayanguthey         | Tamil          | Refused by EC                              |
|        17 | Parvathipuram             | Tamil          | Refused by EC                              |
|        18 | Arya Chitra               | Tamil          | Refused by EC                              |
|        19 | Porukkuthirai             | Tamil dub.     | Refused by EC                              |
|        20 | Mannil Indha Kadhal Andri | Tamil dub.     | Refused by EC                              |
|        21 | Kadhal Oru Dubak          | Tamil          | Refused by EC                              |
|        22 | Sooran                    | Tamil          | Refused by EC                              |
|        23 | Gubeer                    | Tamil          | Refused by EC                              |
|        24 | Veerathirumagan           | Tamil          | Refused by EC                              |
|        25 | Porkalathil Oru Poo       | Tamil          | Refused at EC/RC& FCAT / High Court levels |
|        26 | Anand Giri                | Kannada        | Refused by EC                              |
|        27 | Namaste India             | Kannada        | Refused by EC and RC                       |
|        28 | School Makkalu            | Kannada        | Refused by EC                              |
|        29 | Sreemad Bhagavad Geethe   | Kannada        | Refused by EC                              |
|        30 | Pakashala                 | Telugu         | Refused by EC and RC                       |
|        31 | Urban Legends             | English        | Refused by EC                              |
|        32 | For a good time call      | English        | Refused by EC                              |
|        33 | Scary Movie - 5           | English        | Refused by EC                              |
|        34 | Cub Zero                  | English        | Refused by EC                              |
|        35 | Resident Evil Damnation   | English        | Refused by EC                              |
|        36 | Hard Candy                | English        | Refused by EC                              |

|   37 | Death Race 2   | English   | Refused by EC   |
|------|----------------|-----------|-----------------|
|   38 | The Purge      | English   | Refused by EC   |

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Film     | Language   | Position (Refused by EC/RC)   |
|-----------|----------------------|------------|-------------------------------|
|        39 | Dead in Tombstore    | English    | Refused by EC                 |
|        40 | Repo Men             | English    | Refused by EC                 |
|        41 | Fright Night-2       | English    | Refused by EC                 |
|        42 | Machete Kills        | English    | Refused by EC                 |
|        43 | Dead in Tambstan     | English    | Refused by EC                 |
|        44 | Introducing Cooltech | English    | Refused by EC                 |
|        45 | Ghost Team One       | English    | Refused by EC                 |
|        46 | The Hunt             | English    | Refused by EC                 |
|        47 | Sister               | English    | Refused by EC                 |

## LIST OF FILMS WHICH WERE REFUSED CERTIFICATION

## AT EC/RC LEVELS BY THE BOARD FROM 1-4-2015 TO 31-3-2016

## CELLULOID, DIGITAL AND VIDEO (INDIAN & FOREIGN)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Film                      | Language   | Position (Refused by EC/RC)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Stylish Memsaheb                      | Hindi      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|         2 | Miss Roja Love Sex Aur Murder Mystery | Hindi      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|         3 | Husn Ke Teen Rang                     | Hindi      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|         4 | Sex Vigyan                            | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|         5 | The Beauty Tan Badan                  | Hindi      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|         6 | Ok Me Dhokhe                          | Hindi      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|         7 | Battle for Banaras                    | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|         8 | Kusum Ek Talash                       | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|         9 | Great Grand Masti                     | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        10 | Ishq Ka Manjan                        | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        11 | Saat Uchakkey                         | Hindi      | Refused at EC level           |
|        12 | Three Girls                           | Hindi      | Refused at EC level           |
|        13 | Raman Raghav 2.0                      | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        14 | Margarita with a straw (Video)        | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        15 | Guddu Ki Gun (Hindi)                  | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        16 | Yaara Silly Silly (Hindi)             | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        17 | Love Games: Love Dangerously (Hindi)  | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        18 | Pyar Ka Punchnama - 2                 | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        19 | Miss Lovely                           | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        20 | Dil Bhail Deewana (Bhojpuri)          | Bhojpuri   | Refused at EC level.          |
|        21 | Charli Ke Chakkar Mein (Hindi)        | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        22 | Me (Hindi)                            | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        23 | Alone                                 | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        24 | 1920 London                           | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        25 | Fredrick                              | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        26 | Raman Raghav 2.0 (Video)              | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        27 | Unfriended                            | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        28 | Magic Mike XXL                        | English    | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|        29 | Straight Outta Comption *****         | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        30 | Dirty Grandpa                         | English    | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|        31 | The Dead Land                         | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        32 | God Bless America                     | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        22 | Hardcore Henry                        | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        33 | The Babadook                          | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        34 | Men, Women and Children               | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        35 | Hard Candy                            | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        36 | Ex Machina                            | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        37 | The 40 Year Old Virgin                | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        38 | Calvary                               | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        39 | Wander Lust                           | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        40 | Slightly Single in L.A                | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        41 | The Dorm                              | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        42 | Sint                                  | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        43 | Stranded                              | English    | Refused at EC level.          |

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Film                                | Language   | Position (Refused by EC/RC)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|
|        44 | Flying Monkey                                   | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        45 | The Strangers                                   | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        46 | Legacy                                          | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        47 | Ouija                                           | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        48 | As above So Below                               | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        49 | Purge Anachery                                  | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        50 | Two Night Stand                                 | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        51 | Snow Piercer                                    | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        52 | The Collection                                  | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        53 | Feeding Gigolo                                  | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        54 | Love Rosie                                      | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        55 | Repentance                                      | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        56 | Dark Water                                      | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        57 | Kept Women                                      | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        58 | The ABCD's Of Death                             | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        59 | The ABCD'S of Death 2                           | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        60 | The Woman Black Q : Angel of Death              | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        61 | Scouts Guide to The Zombie - Apocalypse         | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        62 | R. l. Sline's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Soil | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        63 | The Night Before                                | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        64 | Hump day                                        | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        65 | Redirected                                      | English    | Refused at EC level.          |
|        66 | Maasi Veedhi                                    | Tamil      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|        67 | Muttrupullia                                    | Tamil      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|        68 | Kadhali Kaanavillai                             | Tamil      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|        69 | Moondru Saaral                                  | Tamil      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        70 | Aagu Pugu                                       | Tamil      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        71 | Oru Melliya Kodu                                | Tamil      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        72 | Sahib Bibi Ghulam                               | Bengali    | Refused at EC.                |
|        73 | Chamatkari Hero                                 | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        74 | Hum Hain Naughty Naughty                        | Hindi      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|        75 | Ye Road Romance                                 | Hindi      | Refused at EC and RC level.   |
|        76 | Rati Kala Aur Yog Kala                          | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        77 | Any Lady I am Ready                             | Gujarati   | Refused at EC level.          |

## LIST OF FILMS WHICH WERE REFUSED CERTIFICATION

## AT EC/RC LEVELS BY THE BOARD FROM 01-04-2016 TO 31-03-2017

## CELLULOID, DIGITAL AND VIDEO (INDIAN & FOREIGN)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Film                            | Language   | Position (Refused by EC/RC)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Ei Balma Biharwala (Bhojpuri)               | Bhojpuri   | Refused at EC level.          |
|         2 | Nirhua Rikshawala (Bhojpuri)                | Bhojpuri   | Refused at EC level.          |
|         3 | Bairi No Be Bol (Gujarati)                  | Gujarathi  | Refused at EC level.          |
|         4 | No Exit (Gujarati)                          | Gujarathi  | Refused at EC level.          |
|         5 | Pappa Mhara Public Ltd. (Gujarati)          | Gujarathi  | Refused at EC level.          |
|         6 | Sadagato Sawal Amanat (Gujarati)            | Gujarathi  | Refused in EC                 |
|         7 | Power of Patidar (Gujarati)                 | Gujarathi  | Refused in EC                 |
|         8 | Majo Aa Gayo (Gujarati)                     | Gujarathi  | Refused in EC                 |
|         9 | Bhanvaren (Gujarati)                        | Gujarathi  | Refused in EC                 |
|        10 | Trisha (Hindi)                              | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        11 | X - Past is Present (Hindi)                 | Hindi      | Refused in EC                 |
|        12 | Charlie and the Coca Cola Company (Hindi)   | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        13 | 1920 London (Hindi)                         | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        14 | Fredrick (Hindi)                            | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        15 | Raman Raghav 2.0 (Hindi)                    | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        16 | Udta Punjab (Hindi)                         | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        17 | Kamla Ki Maut (Hindi)                       | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        18 | Kya Kool Hai Hum (Hindi)                    | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        19 | Luv Ke Funday (Hindi)                       | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        20 | Great Grand Masti (Hindi)                   | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        21 | Karry on Kutton (Hindi)                     | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        22 | 31 st October (Hindi)                       | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        23 | Shakti Shaali No 1. (Hindi)                 | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        24 | Moods of Crime (Hindi)                      | Hindi      | Refused at EC level.          |
|        25 | Mohalla Assi (Hindi)                        | Hindi      | Refused in EC/RC              |
|        26 | Yeh Hai Judgement Hanged Till Death (Hindi) | Hindi      | Refused in EC/RC              |
|        27 | Three Girls (Hindi)                         | Hindi      | Refused in EC/RC              |
|        28 | Manchali Chachi (Hindi)                     | Hindi      | Refused in EC/RC              |
|        29 | Saat Uchchake (Hindi)                       | Hindi      | Refused in EC                 |
|        30 | Rifle Gung (Hindi)                          | Hindi      | Refused in EC                 |
|        31 | Haraamkhor (Hindi)                          | Hindi      | Refused in EC                 |
|        32 | Dharmayuddha Morcha (Hindi)                 | Hindi      | Refused in EC                 |
|        33 | Kaamwali Bai (Hindi)                        | Hindi      | Refused in EC/RC              |
|        34 | G Kutta Se (Hindi)                          | Hindi      | Refused in EC/RC              |
|        35 | Sausage Party (Hindi)                       | Hindi      | Refused in EC                 |
|        36 | Autohead (Hindi)                            | Hindi      | Refused in EC                 |

|   37 | Sex Vigyan(Revised) (Hindi)          | Hindi     | Refused in EC/RC     |
|------|--------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------|
|   38 | The Dirty Game (Hindi)               | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   39 | Humei Haq Chahiye Haq Se (Hindi)     | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   40 | Gayy Gayy Resort (Hindi)             | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   41 | III Smoking Barrels storage (Hindi)  | Hindi     | Refused in EC/RC     |
|   42 | Ek Udaan Hauslo Se Bhari (Hindi)     | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   43 | Real Bollywood (Hindi)               | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   44 | Jolly LLB 2 (Hindi)                  | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   45 | Lipstick Under My Burka (Hindi)      | Hindi     | Refused in EC/RC     |
|   46 | Rambhajan Zindabad (Hindi)           | Hindi     | Refused in EC/RC     |
|   47 | ISIS (Hindi)                         | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   48 | Game of Ayodhya (Hindi)              | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   49 | Stranger on Fake Id (Hindi)          | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   50 | Ik Onkar (Hindi)                     | Hindi     | Refused in EC        |
|   51 | Hungama on Honeymoon Hills (Hindi)   | Hindi     | Refused in EC/RC     |
|   52 | Carry on Deshpande (Marathi)         | Marathi   | Refused at EC level. |
|   53 | Kay Rao Tumhi (Marathi)              | Marathi   | Refused at EC level. |
|   54 | Kudeson (Punjabi)                    | Punjabi   | Refused at EC level. |
|   55 | Saka Nankana Sahib Shaheed (Punjabi) | Punjabi   | Refused at EC level. |
|   56 | Toofan Singh (Punjabi)               | Punjabi   | Refused in EC/RC     |
|   57 | Once Upon a Time in Amritsar         | Punjabi   | Refused in EC        |
|   58 | Bhouri (Hindi)                       | Hindi     | Refused at EC level. |
|   59 | 1946 Calcutta Killings               | Bengali   | Refused in EC.       |
|   60 | Danga - The Riots (Hindi)            | Hindi     | Refused in EC and RC |
|   61 | Jununi Murder                        | Bhojpuri  | Refused in EC.       |
|   62 | Ka Body Scapes                       | Malayalam | Refused at EC and RC |
|   63 | Kaatupuligalum Kavari Maanum         | Tamil     | Refused at EC level. |
|   64 | Avalin Korikkai                      | Tamil     | Refused at EC level. |
|   65 | Chithiram Sonna Kathai               | Tamil     | Refused at EC level. |
|   66 | Kadavul Dhesam                       | Tamil     | Refused at EC level. |
|   67 | Metro                                | Tamil     | Refused at EC level. |