Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) (Mumbai) Maharashtra

Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory body under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952.

Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they have been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification.

The Board consists of non-official members and a Chairman (all of whom are appointed by Central Government) and functions with headquarters at Mumbai. It has nine Regional offices, one each at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Cuttack and Guwahati. The Regional Offices are assisted in the examination of films by Advisory Panels. The members of the panels are nominated by Central Government by drawing people from different walks of life for a period of 2 years.

The Certification process is in accordance with The Cinematograph Act, 1952, The Cinematograph (certification) Rules, 1983, and the guidelines issued by the Central government u/s 5 (B).

Vision and Mission
Vision :
To ensure the good and healthy entertainment in accordance with the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952 and the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules 1983.

Mission :
To ensure healthy entertainment, recreation and education to the public.
To make the certification process transparent and responsible.
To create awareness among advisory panel members, media and film makers about the guidelines for certification and current trend in films through workshops and meetings.
To adopt modern technology for certification process through computerization of certification process and upgradation of infrastructure.
To maintain transparency about Board’s activities through voluntary disclosures, implementation of e-governance, prompt replies to RTI queries and publication of annual report.
To develop CBFC as a Centre of Excellence.

List of Board Members
Ms. Vidya Balan (Actress), Shri Waman Kendre, Shri Vivek Agnihotri, Shri Mihir Bhutia, Shri Ramesh Patange, Ms. Gautami Tadimalla, Ms. Vani Tripathi Tikoo, Ms. Jeevitaa Rajashekhar, Shri T.S. Nagabharana, Shri Naresh Chandra Lal

List of CEO
Smt. Smita Vats Sharma, Shri Ravinder Bhakar, Shri Anurag Srivastava, Shri. Manish Desai, Shri Shravan Kumar, Shri. Rakesh Kumar, Shri. Manish Desai, Smt. Pankaja Thakur,

Film Certification Process
For film certification fill up common application form online at ecinepramaan portal by using your login credential.
Make the payment of fees as applicable. Fees can be ascertained by using the fees calculator.
On payment of requisite fees, submit the application online at e-cinepramaan portal.
You can check the status of the application at cinepramaan portal by logging to ecinepramaan portal using your login credential.
In case of any observation reported by CBFC officials take necessary corrective action as applicable.
After corrective action, resubmit the application form with updated details.
Step by step instruction for film certification is available at eCinepramaan portal. To view the video click here.
You may also download the user manual for producers which explains step by step process for film certification. To download user manual for producers click here.

The time limits set down for various process of certifications as per Rule 41 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 are as follows :
Process Time Limit
Scrutiny of Applications 7 Days
Formation of Examining Committee 15 days
Forwarding the EC Report to Chairman 10 days
Communication of the order to the applicant 3 days
Surrender of cuts by the producer 14 days
Examination of cuts 14 days
Issue of Certificate 5 days
Total Time Limit 68 days