Central Board of Film Certification

This article is about the Indian film classification board. For the Pakistani counterpart, see Central Board of Film Censors. For other uses, see CBFC.
Central Board of Film Certification
Formation15 January 1951; 73 years ago (1951-01-15)
TypeFilm Certification Statutory body
PurposeFilm certification
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra
Region served
India
Chairman
Prasoon Joshi
Chief Executive Officer
Rajendra Singh
Parent organisation
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Websitecbfcindia.gov.in Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Central Board of Film Censors (1952–1983)

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) or Censor Board of Film Certification is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952."[1] The Cinematograph Act 1952 outlines a strict certification process for commercial films shown in public venues. Films screened in cinemas and on television may only be publicly exhibited in India after certification by the board and edited.

  1. ^ "Welcome to CBFC". cbfcindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.