The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Central government and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on a plea by the veteran actor Amol Palekar challenging pre-censorship of the films by the board

The late Dr Verghese Kurien loved the song Mero Gaam Katha Parey which was used as the theme song for Shyam Benegal’s Manthan, the film based on Dr Kurien’s life. Later the song became iconic and was used to advertise Amul products.

Shyam Benegal’s television adaptation of Jawaharlal Nehru’s The Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) created and recreated history. Benegal has now taken on another even more daunting challenge. He is all set to film the genesis of the Indian constitution for television in a mini-series that is expected to reach out from its natural habitat, the home viewing medium, to educational institutions across the country and also become the fully-fledged definitive and comprehensive over-view of the Indian constitution for global representations at political summits.