The CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification often referred to as the Censor Board) currently issues the following certificates:
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Certificate
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Name
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Definition
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U |
Universal |
Unrestricted Public Exhibition
throughout India, suitable for all age groups. Films under this category
should not upset children over 4. Such films may contain educational, social,
comical or family-oriented themes. Films under this category may also contain
fantasy violence, very mild sex scenes and/or mild bad language.
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U/A |
Parental Guidance |
All ages admitted, but it is
advised that children below 12 be accompanied by a parent as the theme or
content may be considered intense or inappropriate for young children. Films
under this category may contain mature themes, sexual references, mild sex
scenes, violence with brief gory images and/or infrequent use of crude
language.
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A |
Adults Only |
Only for adult audiences (18
years or over). Nobody below the age of 18 may buy/rent an A-rated DVD, VHS, and
UMD or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. Films under this category
may contain adult/disturbing themes, frequent crude language, brutal violence
with blood and gore, strong sex scenes and/or scenes of drug abuse which is
considered unsuitable for minors.
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| S | Restricted to any special class of persons |
This rating signifies that the
film is meant for a specialised audience, such as doctors.
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Additionally, V/U, V/UA, V/A are used
for video releases with U, UA and A carrying the same meaning as above. UA
and S certificates were introduced in 1983.
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