Central Board of Film Certification

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film classification board government agency of India statutory body

The Central Board of Film Certification is India’s national film censorship and classification authority responsible for reviewing and certifying movies for public exhibition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film classification board ⓘ
government agency of India ⓘ
statutory body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Indian Censor Board NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo films for public screening ⓘ
public exhibition of films in India ⓘ
theatrical films ⓘ
appointedBy Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
certificateType A ⓘ
S ⓘ
U ⓘ
UA ⓘ
country India ⓘ
duty certifying films for public exhibition ⓘ
classifying films into age-based categories ⓘ
enforcing film censorship guidelines ⓘ
reviewing films before public exhibition ⓘ
follows government-issued film certification guidelines ⓘ
formerName Central Board of Film Censors NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChairperson Prasoon Joshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry film industry ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of India ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalBasis Cinematograph (Certification) Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cinematograph Act, 1952 NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
objective ensure films are suitable for different age groups ⓘ
ensure films comply with legal and moral standards ⓘ
parentOrganization Ministry of Information and Broadcasting NERFINISHED ⓘ
power grant different categories of film certificates ⓘ
refuse certification to films ⓘ
require cuts or modifications in films ⓘ
regulates content of films for public viewing ⓘ
regulatoryDomain cinema ⓘ
feature films ⓘ
motion pictures ⓘ
short films ⓘ
scope public exhibition in cinema halls ⓘ
theatrical release of films ⓘ
sector entertainment regulation ⓘ
media regulation ⓘ
shortName CBFC NERFINISHED ⓘ
supervises regional offices for film certification ⓘ
website https://www.cbfcindia.gov.in ⓘ

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Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India → hasAuthorityOver → Central Board of Film Certification ⓘ
Indian cinema → governingBody → Central Board of Film Certification ⓘ
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) → oversees → Central Board of Film Certification ⓘ