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In India, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is responsible for regulating television programs and movies. Its guidelines for television programmes and movies are as below:

Censor Certificate India
  • U: Unrestricted public exhibition, suitable for all ages. May air at any time on television. Such films may contain mild profanity or crude humour, mild sexual content, educational or family-oriented themes and/or mild violence. Any nudity/drug innuendo is not allowed. Equivalent to G or PG for movies, and TV-Y, TV-Y7(-FV), TV-G and TV-PG for TV.
  • UA: Unrestricted public exhibition but with caution to give parental guidance for under 12. Such films may contain moderate coarse language or suggestive dialogue, references and use of soft drugs, people wearing minimal clothing (frontal or rear nudity is not permitted), moderate sexual content, mature themes and/or moderate violence (including brief or implied sexual violence). Equivalent to PG-13 for movies, and TV-14 for TV.
  • A: Only adults are allowed to view these programmes. They're not to be aired before 11 pm. Such films will include stronger manner content, such as stronger violence, language, sex, mature themes and full nudity. Equivalent to R or NC-17 for movies, and TV-MA for TV.
  • S: Only to a specific amount of audiences. This is very rare.

In exceptional cases the CBFC can refuse to grant a certificate (e.g., if the content violates Indian federal law), legally prohibiting the distribution of the television programme or film in India.

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