CBFC Bans A Certified Movies in TV
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has banned the telecast of all the A certificate films on Television. Earlier, the Censor Board used to re-certify the films for TV for making it eligible for TV screening and those films were permitted to telecast at late night hour (11 pm). However, the CBFC has now decided to stop the re-certifying of A certificate films completely. This decision was taken by the board in accordance with the provisions of Cinematography Act 1952.
This decision has stirred a controversy as this would insure losses to the production houses which are making a big sum by selling Satellite Rights of their films. Bollywood and all the regional industries including Tollywood and Kollywood are going to be badly hit. Around 40% of its revenue comes from the Satellite Rights for a B-Town film and for South Films it is around 20%.
Critics were calling the ban on A-rated films as the mindless decision taken by CBFC. "Now-a-days, most of the top stars films were awarded A certificate by Censor Board. This means none of these films (ex: Businessman, Dammu, Adhinayakudu) can be screened on TV. Instead of imposing ban on them, why can't they re-censor the content as per TV standards," opined a film critic.
This decision has stirred a controversy as this would insure losses to the production houses which are making a big sum by selling Satellite Rights of their films. Bollywood and all the regional industries including Tollywood and Kollywood are going to be badly hit. Around 40% of its revenue comes from the Satellite Rights for a B-Town film and for South Films it is around 20%.
Critics were calling the ban on A-rated films as the mindless decision taken by CBFC. "Now-a-days, most of the top stars films were awarded A certificate by Censor Board. This means none of these films (ex: Businessman, Dammu, Adhinayakudu) can be screened on TV. Instead of imposing ban on them, why can't they re-censor the content as per TV standards," opined a film critic.
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