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After the Information and Broadcasting ministry ordered an immediate inquiry into actor Vishals allegation that he had to pay 6.5 lakh to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for the certification of the Hindi version of his Tamil film Mark Antony, the Tamil star on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and MIB for taking necessary steps..
I sincerely thank @MIB_India for taking immediate steps on this important matter pertaining to corruption issue in #CBFC Mumbai..
Had to pay 6.5 lacs for my film #MarkAntony Hindi version. 3 Lakhs for screening and 3.5 Lakhs for certificate..
A few hours later, the information and broadcasting ministry said senior officials had been deputed to probe further on the unfortunate issue of corruption brought forth by actor Vishal..
With the implementation of aggressive digitisation, complete process automation, and emphasis on minimal human intervention, the interference of intermediaries/agents has come down significantly however, the practice still exists in some regions, which is defeating the purpose of transparency and smooth functioning of the certification process..
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