Timeline of Art Censorship
Art is a popular target of censorship. It includes banning movies which are deemed offensive to a few individuals to banning paintings or sculptures which could potentially hurt sentiments of a religious group. . The Cinematograph Act, 1952 and rules notified therein govern the public exhibition of films. The Programme and Advertising Code prescribed under the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, governs the broadcast of films on television. The timeline provides instances wherein unwarranted restrictions were imposed on various forms of arts including paintings, movies, videos, sculptures etc.If you feel we have missed out on reporting any instance of art censorship, please use the report button to tell us more.
2020
Why was it banned? : Invasion of Privacy
State : All over India
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2020
Why was it banned? : Malign the petitioner's image and adversely affect his company
State : All over India
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2020
Why was it banned? : Defamatory
State : All over India
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2020
Why was it banned? : Allegedly portrayed the ministry of defense as sexist and distorted facts
State : All over India
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2020
Why was it banned? : Critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
State : All over India
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2020
Why was it banned? : India-Pakistan relation and Kashmir
State : All over India
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2020
Why was it banned? : Not Provided
State : all over India
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2019
Why was it banned? : Defaming India and hurting Hindu sentiments
State : Not Provided
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2019
Why was it banned? : Fear of mob-reprisal
State : West Bengal
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2018
Why was it banned? : Defaming former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi In a dialogue
State : All over India
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2018
Why was it banned? : Hurting Sikh Sentiments
State : All over India
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2017
Why was it banned? : Offends religious sentiments
State : All over India
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2016
Why was it banned? : Explicit content
State : All over India
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2017
Why was it banned? : offensive content
State : All over India
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2016
Why was it banned? : offensive content
State : All over India
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2016
Why was it banned? : Offends religious sentiments
State : All over India
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2017
Why was it banned? : Negative portrayal of lawyers
State : All over India
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2006
Why was it banned? : Hurt Christian and Muslim sentiments
State : All over India
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