Heard melodies are sweet, those unheard are sweeter. But those that are unseen are a matter of regret.

Bollywood movies, Censor Board, and the curious case of deleted songs

While it sounds extremely plausible, the censor board in our neighbouring 'Mulk' says otherwise.

Has Mulk been banned in Pakistan at all?

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest gets censor nod, and a new name.

Lyricist-adman Prasoon Joshi is said to replace him.

The Censor Board’s tyrannical, moral policing and sanskari chief may soon be replaced.

The CBFC’s moral policing and sanskari chief may soon be replaced.

Since the early 1990s the CBFC has had a chairperson who has been directly related to films

At a time when Indian cinema is truly coming of age, Nihalani is the last person to expect anything sensible from.

CBFC beeping Amartya Sen saying cow exposes its bovine insecurity 

Beeping out phrases from documentary on the Nobel laureate betrays Hindutva’s inferiority complex.

Lipstick Under My Burkha's been given a hard time only because the women in it dared to dream and liberate themselves

The characters dare to liberate themselves from the suffocating shackles of male dominance.

Pahlaj Nihalani likes ‘lady-oriented’ films, he needs to man up

Refusing to certify Lipstick Under My Burkha because it dares to portray female sexual desires is problematic.

The latest entry is Karan Johar's grand romance 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'.