"Zero Tolerance, Any Attempt To...": Censor Board On Actor's Corruption Charge

The Central Board of Film Certification, while assuring that it takes the allegations being reported "very seriously" and has zero tolerance for corruption, also said that any attempt to "malign the image of CBFC" will not be tolerated.

A day after Tamil actor Vishal publicly accused officials at the Indian film certification body, popularly called the 'censor board', of corruption, it has said that despite an online certification system in place and "regular updates on new system improvements" for the film producers and applicants, they still choose to apply through intermediaries or agents, defeating its purpose of eliminating third-party involvement in the certification process. Actor Vishal's allegations on CBFC | CBFC says, "It has been noticed that despite the online certification system i.e. E-Cinepramaan in place and regular updates on new system improvements for the film producers/applicants, they still choose to apply through intermediaries or… pic.twitter.com/kVZchmB9mj #Corruption being shown on silver screen is fine. But not in real life. Cant digest. Especially in govt offices. And even worse happening in #CBFC Mumbai office. Had to pay 6.5 lacs for my film #MarkAntonyHindi version. 2 transactions. 3 Lakhs for screening and 3.5 Lakhs for… pic.twitter.com/3pc2RzKF6l

The Central Board of Film Certification, while assuring that it takes the allegations being reported "very seriously" and has zero tolerance for corruption, also said that any attempt to "malign the image of CBFC" will not be tolerated.

"With the implementation of aggressive digitization, complete process automation, and emphasis on minimal human intervention, the interference of intermediaries/agents has come down significantly however, the practice still exists in some regions which is defeating the purpose of transparency and smooth functioning of the certification process," the CBFC said in an official statement, as reported by news agency ANI.