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A big blow for aggrieved filmmakers as FCAT was abolished with immediate effect
Updated On: 08 April, 2021 08:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
As government does away with Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, former member says the five-member body was sensitive to filmmakers.
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FCAT had cleared Lipstick Under My Burkha with a few cuts and an ‘A’ certificate
The entertainment industry, which is reeling under the new OTT guidelines formulated by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry and trying to find a way to tell its unconventional stories in a country that is quick to take offence, has suffered another blow. Filmmakers across the country woke up on Wednesday morning to the news that the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) was abolished with immediate effect.
The move comes after the Ministry of Law and Justice reportedly dissolved nine appellate authorities, following the Tribunal Reforms Ordinance 2021.
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