The Central Board of Film Certification is a statutory censorship and classification body overseen by the Indian Government which can review classification decisions made by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting concerning films, television shows, television ads, and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in India. It regulates the public exhibition of films in India under the provisions of The Cinematograph Act 1952. Films can be publi...
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The Central Board of Film Certification is a statutory censorship and classification body overseen by the Indian Government which can review classification decisions made by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting concerning films, television shows, television ads, and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in India. It regulates the public exhibition of films in India under the provisions of The Cinematograph Act 1952. Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after certification by the Board.
According to the Supreme Court of India:
The CBFC currently issues the following certificates.
UA and S certificates were introduced in 1983.
Cinema came to India in 1896 when the first show at Watson hotel, Bombay (now Mumbai) by Lumière Brothers was presented in July. •The Cinematograph Act 1909 of England was initialized. The act basically covered strict requirements for fire-safety of theatres. The film then in use was made from the highly flammable cellulose nitrate base....
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