Top 10 Bollywood Movies That Were Banned By The Censor Board

In terms of the number of films produced each year, Bollywood is the world's largest film industry. Aside from the successes, failures, and mediocrity, there is another sort of Indian film that is purposefully kept out of our sight. Films that use bold language, provocative scenes, gender taboos, religion, and political themes, and are generally ahead of their time. Here's a list of the top 10 movies that were banned by the Censor Board, not that the audience missed any of them:

1. Fire (1996)

Deepa Mehta Deepa Mehta makes such pretty movies, when watchin >> Read More... 's art is acclaimed for its international scope and popularity. Closer to home, though, that translates to contention. 'Fire,' for example, received widespread critical praise but failed to appease Hindu organizations (such as the Shiv Sena) in India owing to its topic, which dealt with a lesbian relationship of two sisters-in-law in a Hindu family. The incident ended with the primary performers, Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is a film actress of Indian origin an >> Read More... and Nandita Das Nandita Das is an actress and director extremely p >> Read More... , and its director, Deepa Mehta, getting death threats and the film being banned in the country by the Censor Board.

2. Paanch (2003)

The Censor Board was extremely critical of Anurag Kashyap Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has es >> Read More... 's film Paanch. According to reports, the film is based on the 1997 Joshi-Abhyankar serial killings. The film was a thriller involving high-octane violence, drug abuse, and crude language. As a result, the Censor Board decided to ban the picture, and those looking forward to its release had to settle for a pirated version.

3. The Pink Mirror (2003)

While experimental films became the trend, gender concerns remained a sensitive subject to investigate. The Pink Mirror, directed by Sridhar Rangayan   Sridhar Rangayan is an Indian director who work >> Read More... , is one such film that brought transgender issues to the forefront. The plot centered on two transsexuals and a homosexual teenager trying to attract a straight man. No wonder the Censor Board was appalled by the picture's "vulgarity" and banned it, despite the fact that it received extraordinary honours at film festivals across the world.

4. Water (2005)

Water is yet another Deepa Mehta film that has sparked debate due to its grim depictions of the life of an Indian widow. Set at a Varanasi Ashram, the screenplay was penned by the one and only Anurag Kashyap and addressed complex subjects such as ostracism and sexism, which were unfamiliar to the Indian Censor Board at the time. No surprise, the film was heavily assaulted by demonstrators, with over 2000 extremists destroying the film's sets.

5. Inshallah, Football (2010)

This is a docudrama about a Kashmiri child who wants to tour the world and one day become a great footballer. However, because his father is accused of militancy, the youngster is barred from leaving the country. This film was meant to highlight the hardships that people endure due to rebellions and insurgency in the Kashmir Region. Still, its goal was thwarted when it was denied the requisite censor certificate owing to its sensitive subject.

6. Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Leela (2013)

Prabhu Samaj Dharmik Leela Committee filed a petition against the film's original title, Ram Leela since they thought it offended religious feelings. Bhansali modified the title to 'Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela,' and the film was able to have a peaceful release.

7. Lipstick Under My Burkha Click to look into! >> Read More... (2016)

Alankrita Srivastava's 'Lipstick Under My Burkha was denied an 'A' certificate by the Central Board of Certification (CBFC) in February 2017 for being 'woman orientated' and 'abusive.' Following the adjustments, the CBFC granted the film an 'A' certificate. Konkana Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak, Aahana Kumra, and Plabita Borthakur feature in the film. In July of 2017, the film was released. The film opened at the Tokyo and Mumbai Film Festivals, at which it received the 'Spirit of Asia Prize’ and the 'Oxfam Award’ for Best Film on Gender Equality.

8. Udta Punjab Click to look into! >> Read More... (2016)

CBFC raised concerns about the film Udta Punjab. The Censor Board ordered 94 cuts for Udta Punjab too and made 13 comments to the film's producer, resulting in a massive 94 cuts and an 'A' certificate for the film about Punjab's drug epidemic.

9. Mohalla Assi (2018)

The Sunny Deol and Sakshi Tanwar Sakshi Tanwar is a leading Indian television and f >> Read More... film 'Mohalla Assi,' which was entangled in a court dispute with the CBFC over content, is finally due to hit theatres soon. The difficulty arose when the film's certification application was filed to the CBFC in March 2016. According to reports, a sequence from 'Mohalla Assi' was leaked on the Internet in which disturbing language is heard, prompting the Censor Board to reject the film. However, the Censor Board cleared the certification after two years.

10. Padmaavat (2018)

Padmaavat (also known as Padmavati) is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, starring Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian movie actor wh >> Read More... , Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and model. S >> Read More... , and Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor also identifies as the name Shahid K >> Read More... . The film has sparked much debate and outrage, with the Karni Sena demanding a full ban on Padmaavat. The demonstrators threatened Deepika, the film director, and actor.