TOP 10 films that were banned for vulgarity, nudity  

Here are 10 films that were banned by the Censor Board for nudity or vulgarity in India.

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Siddhartha (1972)

Simi Garewal, Shashi Kapoor starrer movie saw the actress going nude on-screen. It is said to be one of the first films to feature nudity. 

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Bandit Queen (1994)

Bandit Queen is a biographical drama on Phoolan Devi. It starred Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Aditya Srivastava and more.   

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Bandit Queen was banned 

The film was banned due to explicit content. It featured a rape scene which caused massive outrage. 

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Sins (2005)

Sins starred Shiney Ahuja and Seema Rahmani. It talked about a priest falling in love and consummating their relationship. 

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Sins was banned 

The film was banned as it contained the themes of obsession and lust. 

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Gandu (2010)

Gandu is an erotic art drama film. The full nudity by the actors led to the film being banned.

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Unfreedom (2015)

Unfreedom talked about lesbian relationships which has been a taboo in the country. 

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The Pink Mirror (2003)

The film deals with Indian transsexuals. The subject of the third sex has been taboo back then. 

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Urf Professor (2000)

Urf Professor starring Manoj Pahwa, Antara Mali and Sharman Joshi had vulgar scenes and bold language which led to the ban. 

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Kama Sutra – A Tale of Love (1996)

Well, the title itself suggests what the film is about. No wonder, it was banned. 

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Paanch (2001)

Paanch talked about the Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune. The censor board felt it glorified drugs, sex and violence. Though there were cuts made, it was never released. 

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Loev (2015)

Loev deals with the homosexual relationships between two men. It was still a taboo in India. 

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