That case involved Abbas’ documentary A Tale of Four Cities in which the CBFC asked for certain scenes to be cut. The Bombay high court asked the CBFC to not be over-sensitive in matters of art and asked that the film be cleared with minor cut. Now that the Bombay high court has delivered a potentially trend-setting and fair judgement on this issue, it’s time to look at the original question? The award-winning filmmaker approached the Supreme Court saying the cuts asked for amounted to a violation of his freedom of expression. When did the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) begin working like a censor board?

Source: Mint June 14, 2016 05:57 UTC