With direct intervention by I&B ministry, Censor Board just a rubber stamp now?

Rapid developments  in the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) are indicative of big changes to come in censorship policies.

Sources say the Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has taken direct charge of certification and is ensuring that no producer’s film is subjected to radical or even nominal cuts. Apparently disgruntled producers have now taken the I&B route to bypass the Censor Board.

Says a reliable source in CBFC, “Films with objectionable content like Mastizaade, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 and Miss Teacher which is a graphic story of a nymphomaniac teacher, have all been cleared due to the direct intervention of the I&B  ministry.” Producers of the above films had “complained” to the I&B ministry when  asked for cuts in the obscene content.

Adds the source, “The CBFC has been told not to cut scenes/dialogues in these films. The CBFC has been reduced to a helpless pawn.”