KNOW THE MEANING OF U/A, U, A, AND OTHER CERTIFICATIONS GIVEN TO MOVIES IN INDIA !

All movies in India open with a black-and-white page with a lot of text on it. And you must have noticed, this page always has a capital U, A, or a UA at it top right corner. Have you thought of what do these letters mean? Let's discuss the whole background about this in the following article.

This page is the mandatory Film Certificate that is issued by the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The CBFC categorizes the film into U, UA, A, and S.

The 'U' - Stands for 'Unrestricted/ Universal', which means everybody is permitted to watch the film.

The 'UA' - Stands for 'Unrestricted with Caution/ Parental Guidance', which means parental guidance is required for viewers under the age of 12.

The 'A' - Stands for 'Adults Only', which obviously prohibits anybody under the age of 18 to watch the film in theatres.

The 'S' - Stands for 'Restricted to special classes', which means only certain members of the society, such as doctors, scientists, etc, are permitted to watch the film.

Apart from the above categories, V/U, V/UA and V/A- are for the parts of the video released from the film with specific certificates.

The certificate (Part 1) must be displayed on the screen for a minimum of 10 seconds before the movie begins. If there is a Part 2 of the certificate, which is a list of the cuts suggested in the movie, it must be displayed in the theatre where the movie is playing. In fact, both parts of the certificate must be "prominently" displayed in the theatre lobby.

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