The Complete List of films Banned by Censor Board in India

This is a list of films that have been or are banned in India. This list includes titles that were refused a rating by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) initially or permanently. The list also includes films whose release or production was or are blocked by the central or a state government, or by a legal institution. Also included are films which faced a virtual ban, after theatre owners were compelled to stop screening by non-government groups. 

Date	/Film	Notes
1959	Neel Akasher Neechey -	It was banned for two months for overt political overtones; it showed the troubles faced by an immigrant Chinese wage laborer in 1930s Calcutta.
1963	Nine Hours to Rama-	It was banned for depicting the psychological motivations of Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.
1973	Garam Hawa -	The release was held up by the censors for 8 months. The film was depicted a Muslim family during the partition of India.
1975	Aandhi -	It was banned during Emergency by Indira Gandhi and subsequently released in 1977 after Janata Party came into power.
1977	Kissa Kursi Ka -	A political spoof, the film was banned by the Congress government for lampooning the Emergency.The master prints and all copies was lifted from the Censor Board office and burned by Sanjay Gandhi supporter The movie was later remade with a different cast.
1971	Sikkim -	The film was banned after Sikkim's merger in India in 1975, as it showed the Chogyal-ruled Sikkim as a sovereign state. The ban was lifted in September 2010.
1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom-	It was banned temporarily for its "negative" depiction of Indians. The ban was later rescinded.
1987	Pati Parmeshwar -	It was denied a rating by the Censor for depicting a woman in "ignoble servility" of her husband. Later, Bombay High Court allowed its release.
1993	Kuttrapathirikai -	The film was completed in 1993. As it had Rajiv Gandhi's assassination as a backdrop, it was not released until 2007.
1994	Bandit Queen -	It was banned temporarily by the Delhi High Court after Phoolan Devi, the subject of the film's story, challenged its authenticity.
1996	Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love -	It was banned due to sexual content. The version released in India had 2 minute cut of nudity.
1996	Fire -	On its opening day in India, some film theatres were attacked by Hindu fundamentalists for depicting a lesbian relationship.The film was withdrawn and sent to back to the Censor Board. But, later it was released uncut.
2001	Paanch-	It was banned for glorifing drugs, sex and violence, later certified with cuts but went unreleased.
2004	The Pink Mirror-	The film was denied a rating for its homosexual content.
2004	Final Solution -	The documentary film was banned by the Censor Board for being provocative and under concerns that it may trigger communal violence. It was based on the 2002 Gujarat violence. But, it was cleared after some months.
2004	Hava Aney Dey -	The movie was not approved by the Censor Board because the director didn't accept the suggested 21 cuts.
2005	Black Friday -	The movie was based on the 1993 Bombay bombings. The released was blocked until the verdict of the lawsuit by the Bombay High Court on the petition of the under-trials. The film was originally set to be released in India On 28 January 2005.The producers appealed at the Supreme Court but the High Court order was upheld. The movie finally saw its release on 9 February 2007.
2005	Water -	The movie faced opposition during its shooting from hardline Hindu organizations in Varanasi. The sets were destroyed.The Uttar Pradesh government decided to stop the shooting on 31 January 2000.The shooting was shifted to Sri Lanka later. The movie was released in India much later in March 2007.
2010	Inshallah, Football-	This Ashvin Kumar documentary was initially denied a rating, but later was given an 'A' rating.
2011	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -	It was banned for its adult scenes of rape and torture. The Central Board of Film Certification demanded that these scenes be cut, which the director David Fincher refused to do.
2012	Inshallah, Kashmir-	It was uploaded online to bypass the censors by Ashvin Kumar. The documentary about the plight about the Kashmiri people is yet to be sent to the Censor Board to receive a rating.