• Dr. Archana Chanuvai Narahari
• Mr. Kaushik Garasiya

A long-drawn controversy that ran in India between the filmmakers of Padmavati (later renamed as Padmavat), Karni Sena, CBFC, and finally the interference of Supreme Court puts forward various questions of predicament that need to be debated. They very first question being how much weightage of freedom is available to filmmakers in expressing their views; secondly the seriousness of CBFC in performing its statutory duties; thirdly the intensity of political involvement in controlling the release of a movie. In this context, the current study aims at understanding how the spectators perceive the process of censorship and the role of CBFC is in the changing phase of the digital world. The research paper provided certain suggestions for the betterment of the censorship process based on the audiences’ perceptions.

CBFC, Censorship Process, Ratings, Freedom of Expression, Cinema.

"CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION (CBFC) – SPECTATORS’ PERSPECTIVE ON CENSORSHIP PROCESS IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.568-576, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907542.pdf

"CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION (CBFC) – SPECTATORS’ PERSPECTIVE ON CENSORSHIP PROCESS IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp568-576, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907542.pdf