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The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) told Mumbai Mirror on Friday that it has decided to stop re-certifying A-rated films for TV, thereby making them ineligible for television screening.
It’s a decision - taken after discussions within the Board in accordance with the provisions of the 1952 Cinematograph Act - that is now threatening to derail several top-of-the-line production houses which make a chunk of their profits from the advance sale of satellite rights.
A number of big-ticket films, including Aamir Khan’s home production Delhi Belly, Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur (parts 1 and 2) and Vikram Bhatt’s Hate Story are waiting for CBFC clearance. The satellite rights of many of these films have already been sold to broadcasters for tens of crores.
When contacted, the censor board’s CEO Pankaja Thakur confirmed that the re-certification had stopped already. “We’re no longer modifying and certifying films to make them suitable for TV viewing,” she said. “This was not a part of the Cinematograph Act. We would like it to be included in the Act, but that is up to Parliament.”
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/15/20120825201208250316199953cb30c0/No-%E2%80%98A%E2%80%99-films-on-TV--Bollywood-in-a-tizzy-over-new-Censor-rule.html
It’s a decision - taken after discussions within the Board in accordance with the provisions of the 1952 Cinematograph Act - that is now threatening to derail several top-of-the-line production houses which make a chunk of their profits from the advance sale of satellite rights.
A number of big-ticket films, including Aamir Khan’s home production Delhi Belly, Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur (parts 1 and 2) and Vikram Bhatt’s Hate Story are waiting for CBFC clearance. The satellite rights of many of these films have already been sold to broadcasters for tens of crores.
When contacted, the censor board’s CEO Pankaja Thakur confirmed that the re-certification had stopped already. “We’re no longer modifying and certifying films to make them suitable for TV viewing,” she said. “This was not a part of the Cinematograph Act. We would like it to be included in the Act, but that is up to Parliament.”
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/15/20120825201208250316199953cb30c0/No-%E2%80%98A%E2%80%99-films-on-TV--Bollywood-in-a-tizzy-over-new-Censor-rule.html