Veteran actor Amol Palekar moves SC seeking relaxations in censorship rules

Noted actor Amol Palekar has filed a plea with the Supreme Court, questioning the pre-censorship of films and seeking certain relaxations in the same. As per a tweet of ANI, Palekar moved SC seeking some relaxations in the censorship rules, suggesting the removal of pre-censorship of movies.

Noted actor, filmmaker Amol Palekar moves SC seeking certain relaxations in censorship rules by means of removal of pre-censorship of movies pic.twitter.com/6q6dI9memT

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 17, 2017

The ANI report further added that a notice has been issued to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the censor board, based on the PIL, in order to relax the pre-censorship seen on Indian films.

SC asks CBFC, Centre to respond to filmmaker Palekar's plea

Read @ANI_news story:https://t.co/kZXfsy9zxA pic.twitter.com/CRvm5ZibJh

— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) April 17, 2017

Palekar told NDTV that he's come to court seeking a complete revamp of the censor board and the cinematographer's act. A DeccanHerald report adds that Palekar, in his petition challenged the provisions of the Cinematography Act, saying that in the age of Internet, pre-censorship has become irrelevant.

(With Agency Inputs)