The Central Board of Film Certification cannot control the internet (just yet) but it certainly can and does protect certain personalities from satire in the movies, such as Baba Shamdev (a reference to the wealthy godman Baba Ramdev). Meanwhile, Thithi (a certificate is not available) had to mute profanity and bleep out a visual of one of the characters looking at sexually explicit photographs.
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Joya Chatterji’s ‘Shadows at Noon’ wins best history book at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Awards
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Former Kalakshetra Bharatanatyam teacher arrested on charges of sexual abuse
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court