Central Board of Film Certification
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The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952."[1] The Cinematograph Act 1952 outlines a strict certification process for commercial films shown in public venues. Films screened in cinemas and on television may only be publicly exhibited in India after certification by the board and edited.
This article is about the Indian film classification board. For the Pakistani counterpart, see Central Board of Film Censors. For other uses, see CBFC.
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Formation | 15 January 1951; 73 years ago (1951-01-15) |
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Purpose | Film certification |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Region served | India |
Chairman | Prasoon Joshi |
Chief Executive Officer | Smita Vats Sharma |
Parent organisation | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
Website | cbfcindia |
Formerly called | Central Board of Film Censors (1952–1983) |
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