Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) abolished Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) on April 4
FCAT was tasked with ‘regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952’
New Delhi: After facing backlash from the film industry on the Centre's decision to scrap the cinema’s statutory body - Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), Prasoon Joshi, chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), shared his opinion on the matter with a hope to handle cine concerns "amicably" with the Centre.
FCAT was abolished by the central government on April 4. following which filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap, Hansal Mehta, and more expressed their displeasure.