Kollywood actor and producer Vishal grabbed the headlines yesterday when he shared a video on his Instagram deal with and made some stunning claims concerning the Central Board of Movie Certification (CBFC) forward of the discharge of the Hindi model of his movie, Mark Antony. He accused the board of corruption and claimed paying Rs 6.5 lakh to obtain a certificates for the Hindi launch.
Together with a video, he shared a observe, which learn, “#Corruption being shown on the silver screen is fine. But not in real life. Cant digest. Especially in govt offices. And even worse is happening in #CBFC Mumbai office. Had to pay 6.5 lacs for my film #MarkAntonyHindi version. 2 transactions. 3 Lakhs for screening and 3.5 Lakhs for certificate. Never faced this situation ever in my career (sic).”
The difficulty of corruption in CBFC introduced forth by actor @VishalKOfficial is extraordinarily unlucky.
The Authorities has zero tolerance for corruption and strictest motion shall be taken in opposition to anybody discovered concerned. A senior officer from the Ministry of Info & Broadcasting…
— Ministry of Info and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) September 29, 2023
Now, the Ministry of Info and Broadcasting (MIB), has issued an official assertion relating to the identical and talked about within the observe that ‘strictest action will be taken against anyone found involved’. The inquiry will happen in the present day.
The assertion will be learn, “The issue of corruption in CBFC brought forth by actor @VishalKOfficial is extremely unfortunate. The Government has zero tolerance for corruption and strictest action will be taken against anyone found involved. A senior officer from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has been deputed to Mumbai to conduct an inquiry today itself (sic).”
Additional including, “We request everyone to cooperate with the Ministry, by providing information about any other instance of harassment by CBFC at jsfilms.inb@nic.in @producers_guild @motionpictures (sic).”
Whereas the unique Tamil model of Mark Antony was launched on 15 September, the Hindi model arrived on 28 September.