Why are filmmakers miffed with the censor board?

livemint.com:

NEW DELHI : The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is once again getting flak from filmmakers for taking unusually long to clear films. While Tamil actor Vishal raised bribery allegations against the body in 2023, the team of John Abraham-starrer Vedaa has complained of an inordinate delay in setting up a revising committee as directed by the examining committee. The film's theatrical release is scheduled for 15 August.

Though trade experts and filmmakers agree that the board has made the application and certification process easy, they claim the body is understaffed to handle the huge volume of content. For example, each version of a multilingual film needs to be certified separately, requiring more hands and time. Filmmakers say delays in certification leave them with less time, often very close to the release date, to market and promote their films.

“The time has come for the body to recognize that with changing narratives, it needs a certain volume of people to watch and approve the volume of content that is made, especially at a time when we need to resurrect the theatrical segment with a regular supply of films," said Monisha Advani, producer at Emmay Entertainment, co-producers of Vedaa. Advani said the revising committee was extremely punctilious and did not wish to make changes to the film. However, because of the prolonged process, the movie's team had to address the concerns of partners, including distributors and exhibitors, as to why promotional material had not been released weeks before the theatrical release date.