The Government is planning to clip the wings of Censor Board so that it does not become a major hurdle to the movie makers. There were several instances where the creation of a movie was spoiled and in some cases good movies were stalled.
Udta Punjab is the latest example. Even in Tollywood several instances of corruption were reported. Taking all these issues into account the BJP government thought it fit to clip the wings of the censor board and just make it a certifying agency.
To make this a reality, the government is preparing to amend the Cinematograph Act and will have a committee in the CBFC which would be mandated to certify the films submitted to it. There is also a proposal to form a second committee to monitor the content of the film and this is likely to be confined to “national interest and security”. The certification of films is also likely to be changed with different classifications like U/A, Plus 12, Plus 15 and two categories of adults — one ‘Adult’ and another ‘Adult With Caution’.
The government is also planning to simplify the process of certification by allowing out-of-turn certification for which the applicant is expected to be charged five times the fee that would have to be paid if the certification was done in the normal course.
