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Veteran filmmaker Velu Prabhakaran passed away in Chennai on the morning of July 18 at the age of 68, after battling health issues. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital for the past few days before he breathed his last. Renowned filmmaker Velu Prabhakaran passed away on the morning of July 18 in Chennai, following a period of ill health. He had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the past few days. He was 68. The Tamil film industry is in mourning following his ...Read More >
Chennai: Cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Velu Prabhakaran, who explored diverse themes such as atheism, caste, and sexuality, often courting controversy with the censor board, died at the age of 68 following a prolonged illness.Prabhakaran started his career in films as a cinematographer in 'Ivargal Vithyasamanavargal' in 1980 and made his directorial debut in 1989 with 'Nalaya Manithan', starring Prabu, Amala, and Jaishankar. The science-fiction inspired story, which revolves around a miracle ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a renewed effort to put economic pressure on Russia, the European Union on Friday unveiled a fresh package of sanctions, which includes lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil and sanctioning Nayara Energy Ltd, an India-based refinery linked to Russian energy giant Rosneft. This marks the first time the EU has imposed sanctions involving India, a country that has heavily relied on discounted Russian crude since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Nayara Energy Ltd, fo ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): The first campus of the Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) was inaugurated at National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) complex here by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday. According to a release from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, thereafter, WAVES 2025 Bharat Pavilion, at the Gulshan Mahal in NFDC-National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC), was cer ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) India's most valuable company Reliance Industries on Friday reported its highest-ever quarterly profit of Rs 26,994 crore for the April-June quarter, reflecting a growth of 78.3 per cent over the year-ago period, driven by consumer businesses and investment sales. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit attributable to owners of the company stood at Rs 26,994 crore, or Rs 19.95 per share, in April-June 2025 compared to Rs 15,138 crore earnings ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): The first campus of the 'Indian Institute of Creative Technology' (IICT) was inaugurated at National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) complex here by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday. According to a release from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, thereafter, WAVES 2025 Bharat Pavilion, at the Gulshan Mahal in NFDC-National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC), was c ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that it will decide in two days the applications filed by the makers of a movie purportedly based on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's life, seeking certification. A bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale initially rapped the CBFC, commonly known as the censor board, for 'sitting on the application' and not passing the order within the timeline prescribed in the rules. Pur ...Read More >
Janaki vs State of Kerala (JSK), starring Union Minister Suresh Gopi, informed the Kerala High Court on Wednesday that the film received the censor board approval on July 11, 2025, and will be released this week. In view of the submission, Justice N Nagaresh observed that the primary grievance of the petitioner -- the film's production company -- stands redressed and disposed of its plea. The court also declared that, given the peculiar circumstances in which a revised version of the movie was ...Read More >
The makers' counsel Ravi Kadam and advocates Satatya Anand and Nikhil Aradhe said the CBFC has till date not even scheduled a screening of the movie, teaser and promotional song. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to a petition filed by the makers of a movie purportedly based on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's life, alleging delay in issuing certification. The bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokha ...Read More >
The censors felt that the dialogue would hurt certain sentiments, especially those of the Muslim population. Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan, starring Salman Khan as the lead, is one of the most talked-about films in both their filmographies. With its deep political messaging and balanced entertainment, the film has amassed a great fan following over the years. As the film clocks 10 years, the director opened up to SCREEN and revealed that the CBFC asked him to make a major edit. In the film, O ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear petitions related to the controversial film "Udaipur Files" on Wednesday, amid ongoing legal and political tussles over its release. The film, slated to be released worldwide on July 11, revolves around the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur, in June 2022 by Mohammad Riyaz Attari and Ghaus Mohammad by slitting his throat. A bench comprising Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymala Bagchi will hear two key petitions. One has b ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear a plea against the Delhi High Court's stay on the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal tailor murder'. The film's release was halted despite censor board approval. Producers argue the stay violates their rights after investing in the movie. The Delhi High Court wants the Centre to decide on banning the film due to potential disharmony. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to stay the release of the film 'Udaipur F ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is set to hear petitions related to the controversial film "Udaipur Files" on Wednesday, amid ongoing legal and political tussles over its release. The film, slated to be released worldwide on July 11, revolves around the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur, in June 2022 by Mohammad Riyaz Attari and Ghaus Mohammad by slitting his throat. A bench comprising Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymala Bagchi will hear two ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 15 (PTI) Actors Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri say they were confident that their latest film "Dhadak 2" will find its way to the theatres, even though its release was held up for a while due to censor troubles. The upcoming movie, a romance-drama that tackles the issue of casteism, was previously slated to release in November 2024. However, the movie reportedly ran into hurdles with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), which were resolved only recently after the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current financial year, despite geo-political tensions and trade policy uncertainties, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev said on Tuesday. In an interview with PTI, Dev further said that domestic growth will be driven by low inflation, resulting from good monsoon and benign interest rate regime, triggered by three back-to-back rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India ...Read More >
Vijay Raaz's Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder has landed in legal trouble. First, the Delhi High Court put a stay on the film's release. Now, Arshad Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has revealed that they have filed a petition with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to completely ban the release of Vijay Raaz starrer. Arshad Madani took to his X account and wrote, "On behalf of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, a petition has been filed with the Ministry of Information and Broadc ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Veteran actor Anupam Kher expressed his views on the ongoing issue with singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh choosing to star opposite Pakistani actress Hania Aamir in Sardaar Ji 3. Kher did say that Diljit has the right to pursue his decision professionally, but personally, he would not do it, given the current situation with India and Pakistan. Kher explained in a newswire interview that "it is his fundamental right. He has total freedom to exercise that right and should be allowed that. Bu ...Read More >
Viewers complain that board allows violence and misogyny in Indian films but not a smooch in a Hollywood release As Indian cinemagoers watched the latest Superman film, many noticed something was amiss. On two occasions as the superhero leaned in for a kiss with Lois Lane, the film suddenly jumped forward, cutting to the aftermath of an embrace. India's censor board had deemed the kissing scenes, including a 33-second smooch, to be "overly sensual" for Indian audiences and demanded they be cut ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea challenging the decision of the Delhi High Court, which had put on hold the release of the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal tailor murder'. The movie was scheduled to release on July 11. A counsel, representing the producer of the movie, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi. The counsel contended that the High Court put on hold the release of the film despite it ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear a plea filed by the producer of the film 'Udaipur Files' challenging the Delhi High Court's order, which had temporarily halted the release of the movie based on the Kanhaiya Lal murder case. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi agreed to list the matter in a day or two after senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia mentioned it for urgent hearing. The film, slated to be released worldwide on July 11, re ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking the lifting of the stay over the release of the movie 'Udaipur Files'. The plea was mentioned by Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia on behalf of the producer of the movie, who stated that the CBFC has already approved the said film and its non-release is violating his fundamental right. Also Read | Stuntman SM Raju Dies As Risky Car Stunt Goes Wrong on Sets of Pa Ranjith-Arya's Upcoming Film; Actor Vishal Mourns H ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking the lifting of the stay over the release of the movie Udaipur Files. The plea was mentioned by Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia on behalf of the producer of the movie, who stated that the CBFC has already approved the said film and its non-release is violating his fundamental right. The Delhi High Court recently stayed the release of the movie one day before its official release date. The Delhi High Court on Th ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 13 (ANI): After weeks of controversy over the film title, the makers of Suresh Gopi JSK vs State of Kerala have finally announced the movie new release date. It was earlier stated to release on June 20. Granted with a U/A 16+ after the tough legal battle around the film title, actor Suresh Gopi took to his Instagram handle to share the much-awaited release date of the film. The movie is now set to release worldwide on July 17. While sharing the new re ...Read More >
KOCHI: After a legal battle and title renaming, Suresh Gopi-starrer Janaki V v/s State of Kerala (JSK) received screening permission from the Central Board of Film Certification. The release of the film, scheduled for June 27, was delayed as the Censor Board demanded to change the word 'Janaki' from the title and rename the central character in the films. Though the filmmakers approached the Kerala High Court questioning the move, they later agreed to change the name to Janaki V v/s State of K ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Jashoda Teli, the widow of slain Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal, has written an emotional letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in the release of the film Udaipur Files, which is based on the brutal 2022 killing of her husband. The release of the movie was suspended by the Delhi High Court on July 10, one day prior to its scheduled release in theatres. The court did so following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, Principal of the ...Read More >
Kochi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) After weeks of legal wrangling and uncertainty, Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi's latest film Janaki. V vs State of Kerala has finally received clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), paving the way for its release. The film, originally titled Janaki vs State of Kerala, ran into trouble when the CBFC objected to the use of the name "Janaki" in the title, citing concerns under Section 5B(2) of the Cinematograph Act. The prod ...Read More >
Kochi: After weeks of controversy over its title, the Suresh Gopi-starrer 'Janaki V vs State of Kerala' has finally received a U/A certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Director Pravin Narayanan announced the update on social media: "Janaki V V/s State of Kerala - U/A 16." Initially, the CBFC had raised strong objections to the film's title, citing that 'Janaki' is another name for the Hindu goddess Sita, and had proposed 96 cuts. However, following backlash and a ...Read More >
Tiruvallur: Lok Sabha MP Sasikanth Senthil on Friday said its a masterclass in institutional insecurity, patriarchal control and communal paranoia. Only in today's India can empathy across communities be seen as a threat. On the row over Janaki vs State of Kerala, Sasikanth took to X and cited a report in which the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has objected to a scene showing the protagonist named Janaki, who's a rape survivor, being helped by a man from another community. "Janaki ...Read More >
Mohali (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' producer Amit Jani expressed his disappointment over the verdict of the Delhi High Court and said that they have moved to the Supreme Court to challenge the verdict. In a conversation with ANI, he said, 'Humne High Court ke faisle ke khilaaf Supreme Court mein appeal ki hai uske revision ke liye kyunki hum usse santusht nahi hai (We have appealed against the High Court's decision in the Supreme Court for its rev ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Karan Johar on Friday said it took time to bring "Dhadak 2" to theatres but the censor board understood what they were trying to say through the film, about two star-crossed lovers hailing from different castes. The Shazia Iqbal-directed movie, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Tripti Dimri, faced significant delays and modifications. It is now slated to release in theatres on August 1. "We took a while to get to the cinema halls, but even the censor board was understanding ...Read More >
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