‘Offending’ parts of ‘Udaipur Files’ taken down: CBFC to HC

State: Applicable Across India

Year: 2025

Date: July 9, 2025

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https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/offending-parts-of-udaipur-files-taken-down-cbfc-to-hc-101752087591280.html

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“The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that certain offending portions of the movie “Udaipur Files”, relating to the 2022 brutal murder of a tailor Kanhaiya Lal, had been taken down.

The CBFC represented by additional solicitor general (ASG) Chetan Sharma submitted before a bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Anish Dayal that the board before granting certification to the movie, slated to be released on Friday, had proposed certain cuts, which have been affected.

“We’ve addressed all the issues as has been raised in the petition. These are the offending portions, references and dialogues, they have all been taken down by the central board. Anything which could have been offensive has been taken down,” Sharma submitted.

The movie’s producer submitted that the cuts, as suggested by CBFC, had also been implemented.”

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Updated On: July 16, 2025

"Right To Life Over Right To Speech": Top Court On Release Of Udaipur Files

The court told the filmmakers that the accused in the Kanhaiya Lal tailor murder case– Mohammad Javed–can’t be compensated for the loss of reputation if the film is released, but the filmmakers can be monetarily compensated.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre’s committee to take its decision in petitions related to the controversial movie “Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder”, “immediately, without loss of time”, considering the urgency expressed by the makers of the film.

When the filmmakers contended that the Delhi High Court erred in stalling the film’s release as the stay order violated the makers’ right to freedom of speech and expression, the top court remarked that Article 21 (Fundamental Right to Life) will precede Article 19 (Fundamental Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression).

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https://www.barandbench.com/news/centre-to-take-fresh-call-on-udaipur-files-movie-after-delhi-high-court-questions-power-to-order-cuts

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Updated On: August 1, 2025

Centre to take fresh call on Udaipur Files movie after Delhi High Court questions power to order cuts

The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the Central government to re-examine Udaipur Files, a movie based on the murder of Rajasthan-based tailor Kanhaiya Lal, by August 6 (Wednesday).

The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the direction after the government said it will withdraw the earlier order for cuts in the movie and take a fresh decision on the movie in accordance with the law.

The Court had earlier questioned the Central government’s power to order cuts in the movie in exercise of its revisional jurisdiction under Cinematograph Act.

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