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Documents linked to more than 500 film applications exposed online
Documents linked to more than 500 film applications were exposed online, in a case involving India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
The material reportedly included unreleased scripts, censor cut orders and other submissions made through the board’s e-Cinepramaan portal.
The portal is the CBFC’s online system for handling film certification applications, and the records identified date from December 2025 to August 2026.
The feature films themselves were not exposed, but some distribution agreements and licensing fees were also disclosed, raising concerns about commercial confidentiality.
The documents were available to download from the Internet Archive for several days before they were taken down on October 12.
The CBFC says it has found no trace so far of the certification documents claimed to have been accessed, and says no individual filmmaker’s account appeared compromised.
The board is conducting a forensic examination and has pledged a security audit of the portal; cybercrime authorities and CERT-In have also been notified.
Information from applications for more than 500 film titles was exposed online, according to The Hindu.
The material included shooting scripts, censor cut orders and other documents submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification.
The records were available as downloadable datasets on the Internet Archive for days before they were taken down on October 12.
The CBFC said it had found no trace so far of the certification documents it was told had been accessed and was conducting a forensic examination.
The exposure also included distribution agreements and licensing fees, raising concerns about the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information.
- Who
- The Central Board of Film Certification and filmmakers who submitted applications through its e-Cinepramaan portal.
- What
- Information from applications for more than 500 titles was exposed online. The material reportedly included scripts, cut orders and commercial agreements.
- When
- The records date from December 2025 to August 2026; the documents were taken down on October 12.
- Where
- The documents were available as downloadable datasets on the Internet Archive website.
- Why
- The cause of the exposure is not stated. The incident raised concerns about the security of filmmakers’ sensitive information.
The Hindu
Central Board of Film Certification
Evidence of exposure
The Hindu
The Hindu found that information from applications for more than 500 titles had been exposed online.
Central Board of Film Certification
The CBFC said it had found no trace so far of the certification documents claimed to have been accessed.
The e-Cinepramaan portal was unavailable for hours.
Most of the exposed documents were posted online, according to The Hindu.
The documents had all been taken down.
- Applications affected
- More than 500 titles
- Records’ date range
- December 2025 to August 2026
- Online platform
- Internet Archive
- Portal
- e-Cinepramaan
- Portal unavailable
- October 4
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What people are saying
CBFC has reviewed the information shared regarding alleged unauthorised access to CBFC’s eCinePramaan Portal
When commercially sensitive or specially negotiated creative terms enter the public domain, the confidentiality underpinning these agreements is compromised