<p>In a significant development, the Central Government has taken swift action in response to allegations of corruption within the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). On Friday, the government initiated an inquiry into the claims made by renowned Tamil actor Vishal, who alleged that he paid a bribe of Rs 650,000 to obtain a censor certification for the Hindi version of his film <em>Mark Antony</em>.</p>

<p>The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has expressed its deep concern about the "unfortunate" allegations brought forward by actor Vishal. In a statement, the ministry asserted its commitment to eradicating corruption, emphasising a zero-tolerance policy and promising strict action against any individuals found to be involved.</p>

<p>“The issue of corruption in CBFC brought forth by actor&nbsp;@VishalKOfficial&nbsp;is extremely unfortunate.&nbsp;The Government has zero tolerance for corruption and strictest action will be taken against anyone found involved,” wrote the ministry. “A senior officer from the Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting has been deputed to Mumbai to conduct an inquiry today itself. We request everyone to cooperate with the Ministry, by providing information about any other instance of harassment by CBFC at jsfilms.inb@nic.in ”</p>

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<p>Previously, Vishal, in a video shared on social media, claimed that officials from the CBFC had demanded a bribe of Rs 650,000 in exchange for the screening and issuance of a U/A certificate for the Hindi version of his film <em>Mark Antony</em>. He expressed his dismay at encountering corruption within government offices and stressed his commitment to exposing such wrongdoing.</p>

<p>The actor's message resonated strongly as he wrote, "Corruption being shown on the silver screen is fine. But not in real life. Can't digest. Especially in government offices. Even worse happening in CBFC Mumbai office. Had to pay 6.5 lakhs for my film #MarkAntony Hindi version. 2 transactions. 3 Lakhs for screening and 3.5 Lakhs for a certificate. (sic)"</p>

<p>Appealing to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the issue, Vishal made it clear that his actions were not only for his benefit but for the welfare of future producers. He expressed his hope that the truth would prevail, adding, "My hard-earned money gone for corruption? No way. Evidence down for all to hear. Hope truth prevails as always."</p>

<p>The CBFC, as of now, has not provided an official response to the allegations raised by the actor.</p>

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In a significant development, the Central Government has taken swift action in response to allegations of corruption within the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

In a significant development, the Central Government has taken swift action in response to allegations of corruption within the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). On Friday, the government initiated an inquiry into the claims made by renowned Tamil actor Vishal, who alleged that he paid a bribe of Rs 650,000 to obtain a censor certification for the Hindi version of his film Mark Antony. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has expressed its deep concern about the "unfortunate" allegations brought forward by actor Vishal. In a statement, the ministry asserted its commitment to eradicating corruption, emphasising a zero-tolerance policy and promising strict action against any individuals found to be involved. “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,” wrote the ministry. “A senior officer from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has been deputed to Mumbai to conduct an inquiry today itself. We request everyone to cooperate with the Ministry, by providing information about any other instance of harassment by CBFC at jsfilms.inb@nic.in ” 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… — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) September 29, 2023 Also read: Parineeti Chopra, Raghav Chadha's official wedding video screams unconditional love: Watch Previously, Vishal, in a video shared on social media, claimed that officials from the CBFC had demanded a bribe of Rs 650,000 in exchange for the screening and issuance of a U/A certificate for the Hindi version of his film Mark Antony. He expressed his dismay at encountering corruption within government offices and stressed his commitment to exposing such wrongdoing. The actor's message resonated strongly as he wrote, "Corruption being shown on the silver screen is fine. But not in real life. Can't digest. Especially in government offices. Even worse happening in CBFC Mumbai office. Had to pay 6.5 lakhs for my film #MarkAntony Hindi version. 2 transactions. 3 Lakhs for screening and 3.5 Lakhs for a certificate. (sic)" Appealing to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the issue, Vishal made it clear that his actions were not only for his benefit but for the welfare of future producers. He expressed his hope that the truth would prevail, adding, "My hard-earned money gone for corruption? No way. Evidence down for all to hear. Hope truth prevails as always." The CBFC, as of now, has not provided an official response to the allegations raised by the actor. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Tamil actor Vishal suffered injury while shooting for climax action sequence in the upcoming untitled film ‘Vishal31’.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Physiotherapist Varma who was present at the set rushed to the actor to fix the injury. The actor has been advised to take rest for a couple of days.</p>

<p>Dedicated toward his film and passionate for action stunts, Tamil actor&nbsp;Vishal is known for never using a body double as he performs his own stunts in every movie.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Directed by debutant filmmaker Thu Pa Saravanan, the film will have some breathtaking action sequences and is said to have a climax action part as a major highlight.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Earlier, Vishal had injured himself while shooting for an action sequence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The upcoming film has Kavin Raj as the cinematographer while music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Vishal is backing the project under his own production banner, Vishal Film Factory.</p>


Tamil actor Vishal suffered injury while shooting for climax action sequence in the upcoming untitled film ‘Vishal31’. Physiotherapist Varma who was present at the set rushed to the actor to fix the injury.

Tamil actor Vishal suffered injury while shooting for climax action sequence in the upcoming untitled film ‘Vishal31’. Physiotherapist Varma who was present at the set rushed to the actor to fix the injury. The actor has been advised to take rest for a couple of days. Dedicated toward his film and passionate for action stunts, Tamil actor Vishal is known for never using a body double as he performs his own stunts in every movie. Directed by debutant filmmaker Thu Pa Saravanan, the film will have some breathtaking action sequences and is said to have a climax action part as a major highlight. Earlier, Vishal had injured himself while shooting for an action sequence. The upcoming film has Kavin Raj as the cinematographer while music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Vishal is backing the project under his own production banner, Vishal Film Factory.

Tamil actor Vishal gets injured while shooting climax for his upcoming film

<p>High drama ensued on Thursday morning at the office of the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) when its President, actor Vishal Krishna, was detained by the Chennai police for trying to enter his office forcibly, which has been put under lock by a rival faction. Vishal reportedly tried to break the lock to enter the office. &nbsp;<br />
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The rival faction of producers had locked up the premises on Wednesday, reportedly dissatisfied with the functioning of Vishal and his elected associates, besides levelling some allegations of irregularities, police said.<br />
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Visuals showed the actor-politician, who arrived at the TFPC office at T Nagar with his supporters, insisting on breaking the lock and entering the office, saying it was an "unauthorised" one.<br />
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Police officials were seen advising him to wait as some government officials were on their way to address the issue, or at least bring the original key and open the lock.<br />
An adamant Vishal was seen insisting on breaking open the lock.</p>

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<p>An argument ensued between him and the police personnel following which he was detained for alleged "unlawful assembly," police said.&nbsp;<br />
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Vishal while speaking to a regional channel said, "I have not done any mistake. They are not allowing me to go inside my office. If we ask questions they are arresting us. This is unbelievable."<br />
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Other members of the council have alleged that the actor has not conducted any general body meeting ever since he became the president of the film body. “When he became the president, Vishal promised certain things to the members of TFPC. Those promises have not been fulfilled. He has also engaged in a lot of criminal activities,” said producer AL Azhagappan to a news channel.&nbsp;</p>


High drama ensued on Thursday morning at the office of the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) when its President, actor Vishal Krishna, was detained by the Chennai police for trying to enter his office forcibly, which has been put under lock by a rival faction.

High drama ensued on Thursday morning at the office of the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) when its President, actor Vishal Krishna, was detained by the Chennai police for trying to enter his office forcibly, which has been put under lock by a rival faction. Vishal reportedly tried to break the lock to enter the office. The rival faction of producers had locked up the premises on Wednesday, reportedly dissatisfied with the functioning of Vishal and his elected associates, besides levelling some allegations of irregularities, police said. Visuals showed the actor-politician, who arrived at the TFPC office at T Nagar with his supporters, insisting on breaking the lock and entering the office, saying it was an "unauthorised" one. Police officials were seen advising him to wait as some government officials were on their way to address the issue, or at least bring the original key and open the lock. An adamant Vishal was seen insisting on breaking open the lock. Tamil Nadu: Actor Vishal detained in Chennai for allegedly trying to break into Tamil Film Producers Council's office. A group of 300 film producers had locked the office demanding his resignation alleging he was involved in criminal activities. pic.twitter.com/AgOeeuB6p1 — ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2018 × An argument ensued between him and the police personnel following which he was detained for alleged "unlawful assembly," police said. Vishal while speaking to a regional channel said, "I have not done any mistake. They are not allowing me to go inside my office. If we ask questions they are arresting us. This is unbelievable." Other members of the council have alleged that the actor has not conducted any general body meeting ever since he became the president of the film body. “When he became the president, Vishal promised certain things to the members of TFPC. Those promises have not been fulfilled. He has also engaged in a lot of criminal activities,” said producer AL Azhagappan to a news channel.

Actor Vishal detained by Chennai police for attempting to forcibly enter TN Producers' Council premises

<p>The Election Commission has finally accepted the&nbsp;nomination of&nbsp;actor Vishal, after rejecting it earlier during the day.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Vishal expressed his gratification to the Election Commission. He said &quot;Really thankful to the Election Commission for doing the right thing.&quot;</p>

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<p>Vishal had staged a dharna after the Election Commission rejected his nomination.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The tamil actor had filed the nomination for the RK Nagar constituency as an independent candidate&nbsp;on Monday.</p>

<p>Reports quoted actor&#39;s close associates saying that he has been thinking about taking the political plunge as he is fed up with politics in the State.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The bypoll for the constituency from where the late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was elected twice to the Assembly will be held on December 21 and the counting will take place on December 24.</p>

<p>The Election Commission had cancelled the by-elections in Chennai&#39;s RK Nagar constituency earlier this year.</p>

<p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/india-election-commission-cancels-rk-nagar-bypolls-in-chennai-14360" target="_blank">elections were cancelled after allegations&nbsp;</a>of cash against votes had surfaced.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Election Commission had then said that the by-elections will be conducted when the effect created by the distribution of money and gifts subsides.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It added that with the passage of the time the atmosphere in the constituency will become conducive to the holding of free and fair elections.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The need for conducting by-elections in the constituency arose after the death of J.Jayalalithaa.</p>


The Election Commission had earlier rejected his nomination

The Election Commission has finally accepted the nomination of actor Vishal, after rejecting it earlier during the day. Vishal expressed his gratification to the Election Commission. He said "Really thankful to the Election Commission for doing the right thing." Really thankful to the Election Commission for doing the right thing: Actor Vishal #RKnagarByPoll pic.twitter.com/KL6IN1NMxk — ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2017 × Vishal had staged a dharna after the Election Commission rejected his nomination. Chennai: Actor Vishal sits on 'dharna' against cancellation of his nomination as an independent candidate #RKNagarByPoll pic.twitter.com/hi2GOC4eq3 — ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2017 × The tamil actor had filed the nomination for the RK Nagar constituency as an independent candidate on Monday. Reports quoted actor's close associates saying that he has been thinking about taking the political plunge as he is fed up with politics in the State. The bypoll for the constituency from where the late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was elected twice to the Assembly will be held on December 21 and the counting will take place on December 24. The Election Commission had cancelled the by-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency earlier this year. The elections were cancelled after allegations of cash against votes had surfaced. The Election Commission had then said that the by-elections will be conducted when the effect created by the distribution of money and gifts subsides. It added that with the passage of the time the atmosphere in the constituency will become conducive to the holding of free and fair elections. The need for conducting by-elections in the constituency arose after the death of J.Jayalalithaa.

RK Nagar by-polls: Election Commission accepts Actor Vishal's nomination

<p>Tamil actor Vishal, who has been critical of corruption in the film industry and has recently taken on politicians openly, has announced that he will be contesting the RK Nagar bypoll.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The actor will contest as an independent candidate.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/mk-stalin-gets-busy-a-day-after-rk-nagar-bypoll-date-announced-25082">Vishal said that he will be stating the reasons for entering the fray</a> in this particular bypoll after filing his nomination. The actor is expected to file his nomination on Monday.</p>

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<p>Vishal has been vocal about corruption in the film industry and has recently taken on politicians openly. While he criticised BJP leader H. Raja during the Mersal controversy, he also warned politicians not to interfere in the case of suicide of producer Ashok Kumar of Company Productions. &ldquo;If any MLA or MP interferes, we will take them on,&rdquo; reports quoting the actor said.</p>

<p>Reports quoting actor&#39;s close associates say that he has been thinking about taking the political plunge as he is fed up with politics in the State. He is also the general secretary of Nadigar Sangam and was recently elected as the president of Tamil Film Producers Council.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, BJP on Saturday announced Karu Nagarajan as the candidate for RK Nagar bypoll.<br />
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Vishal said that he will be stating the reasons for entering the fray in this particular bypoll after filing his nomination. The actor is expected to file his nomination on Monday.

Tamil actor Vishal, who has been critical of corruption in the film industry and has recently taken on politicians openly, has announced that he will be contesting the RK Nagar bypoll. The actor will contest as an independent candidate. Vishal said that he will be stating the reasons for entering the fray in this particular bypoll after filing his nomination. The actor is expected to file his nomination on Monday. Tamil actor Vishal to take political plunge by contesting Dec 21 R K Nagar Assembly bypoll, his office says — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 2, 2017 × Vishal has been vocal about corruption in the film industry and has recently taken on politicians openly. While he criticised BJP leader H. Raja during the Mersal controversy, he also warned politicians not to interfere in the case of suicide of producer Ashok Kumar of Company Productions. “If any MLA or MP interferes, we will take them on,” reports quoting the actor said. Reports quoting actor's close associates say that he has been thinking about taking the political plunge as he is fed up with politics in the State. He is also the general secretary of Nadigar Sangam and was recently elected as the president of Tamil Film Producers Council. Meanwhile, BJP on Saturday announced Karu Nagarajan as the candidate for RK Nagar bypoll.

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