Gag order on filmmakers?

Censor Board to raise the issue of producers talking ill about the cuts made by the panel

Censor Board to raise the issue of producers talking ill about the cuts made by the panel

According to the grapevine, the Censor Board might present a proposal for a gag order on filmmakers at Samvad 2011, an interactive session on cinema and certification to be held on June 14.

Shabana Azmi will be a key note addressee on June 14 at Samvad 2011

Apparently, the panel is of the opinion that filmmakers often divulge as to why certain cuts were made in their films, to the media.

Samvad is being held by the Central Board of Film Certification along with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and will be attended by several eminent personalities from the industry.

A source from the Censor Board says, "The board is concerned with the fact that whatever happens in the Examining Committee (EC) is later leaked out by the filmmakers either for publicity or other reasons.
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Ideally, the reasons given for cutting certain scenes or songs should stay between the board and the producers. But the board has noticed that these things are loosely talked about to the media and it creates a lot of problems."


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The source adds, "According to rules that exist for the panel members and the examining officers of the board, we cannot talk about the film to anyone.