Central Board of Film Certification

Background
The Central Board of Film Certification (known as the Central Board of Film Censors before 1983) is India's film certification body (headquartered in Mumbai), a government agency under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It was established on June 15, 1951, being the successor to the local film censorship boards that were under the police chiefs of the cities of Madras (Chennai), Bombay (Mumbai), Calcutta (Kolkata), Lahore (now located in Pakistan), and Rangoon (renamed to Yangon and now located in Myanmar).

1st Bumper (1952?-1970s?)
Bumper: The logo of the Government of India is seen at the top of the screen. Below it is the phrase "CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CENSORS", and below it is the following text: "This is to CERTIFY that the film entitled {name of film with any special indicators in parentheses} has been passed for {rating category} within the territories of India to which the Cinematograph Act, 1952 extends." Below this is the following technical information provided for the certificate: the company that is certificate's applicant, the film's production company, the film's language, the film's gauge (e.g. 35mm), length, and number of reels, the certificate number, and the certificate's expiry date. To the right of those fields is the rating symbol, shown inside an outlined circle. The bottom section has spaces for the city where the certificate is issued with the date of issue below, some fine print, and the CBFC chairman's signature with "Chairman, Central Board of Film Censors" below.

Certification Symbols and Their Descriptions:

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On Goonj Uthi Shehnai and Hariyali Aur Rasta, a soothing theme with trumpets is played, which continues into the Prakash Pictures ident of the time.

Availability: Very rare. It is seen in every Indian film of the time period, just before the production logos.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Bumper (1970s?-1995?)
Bumper: The logo of the Government of India is seen at the top of the screen, and the certification symbol (in a bold font) is seen to the right of it. Below all this is the heading "CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CENSORS", and below it is the rating category. Technical information about the film is shown below, in the following order: the film's title; the film's gauge (in millimeters; e.g. 35mm), length (in meters), and number of reels; the certificate number; the dates of the certificate's issue and expiry; and the city where the certificate is issued. On the lower-right of the certificate is the section for the CBFC chairman's signature and his name, with "Chairman" below.

Certification Symbols and Their Descriptions:

Variant:
 * If the certificate was issued from June 1, 1983, the heading reads "CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION".
 * Duplicate certificates (which are requested if the original certificate was lost or by the applying company which has acquired the negative rights from another company) have the word "Duplicate" indicated on the upper-left side of the certificate.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Very rare. It is seen in every Indian film of the time period, just before the production logos.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Bumper (1981?-1995?)
Bumper: Similar to the 1970s bumper, but the organization's name ("CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION" from June 1983 onwards) and the text specifying the certificate's type each have a Hindi translation above; the Hindi equivalent of the rating symbol is seen on the upper-left of the screen.

Certification Symbols and Their Descriptions:

Variant: Some U/A-rated films have the certificate's content be widened; the logo for the Government of India in those certificates has the text displayed side-by-side with the emblem.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Bumper (1990?-1995)
Bumper: Same as before, but the "CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION" text is in a Western-style font with the Hindi translation directly to its left.

Certification Symbols and Their Descriptions:

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Bumper (1995-2019?)
Bumper: An ornate border surrounds the certificate. The upper-right side contains the logo of the Government of India. Here are the following sections:
 * Header: The words "GOVERNMENT OF INDIA", "CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION", "THIS CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR THEATRICAL RELEASE ONLY", and "PART I" are seen, each of them has the text both in Hindi and English with a slash separating the two parts (except the third item, which is in two lines instead). A serial number for the certificate is seen at the left of the third item, and the emblem of the Government of India is seen on the upper-right side.
 * Main content: In addition to the usual technical information and the CBFC chairman's signature blocks, there's a lengthy certification message with the names of four panel members and an examining officer. The rating symbol is placed to the right of the technical information block and is both in Hindi and English, separated with a slash.

Certification Symbols and Their Descriptions:

Variants:
 * Home video releases have the indication "THIS CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR VIDEO FILMS ONLY" in place of "THIS CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR THEATRICAL RELEASE ONLY". Here, the rating symbol is in two lines, with the Hindi symbol above and the English symbol below.
 * In later years, the certificate's design, now computer-generated, is updated as follows:
 * The certificate's border is changed.
 * The Government of India's emblem is moved to the top left side of the content space (within the border), with the CBFC logo occupying its former position on the top right side.
 * The rating symbols are in a bold font and are separated by a thin horizontal line, with the Hindi symbol on top and the English symbol on the bottom.
 * The data fields for the gauge, running length, and number of reels is replaced by a data field simply indicating the film's duration in minutes and seconds.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Bumper (August 14, 2019- )
Bumper: The front side of this certificate is divided into two parts crosswise by a line of small black dots; the top half takes up about 30% of the screen, while the bottom half contains a grey "pinstripe" pattern. Here are the sections of this certificate:
 * Header: Contains the logos for the Government of India and the Central Board of Film Certification (both logos are separated by a thin black vertical line).
 * Overlapping the two halves is a white horizontally-centered box with a grey outline only on the left, bottom, and right borders, with ten small black dots (arranged vertically) positioned on the top-left and top-right corners; on that white box is the caption for the type of the certificate's validity, with the corresponding Hindi translation above; below this is the text "Part-I", both in Hindi and in English.
 * Main content: Shows technical information for the film and the certification message, with the corresponding certification symbols on the upper-right side. On the upper-left side (nearly touching the division border and positioned to the left of the overlapping box) of this section is a serial number and the type of film being released (such as "Feature"). Below it are the data fields for the certificate number, certification date, rating category, the film's title (in bold, even the technical indicators shown in parenthesis after the title), and the film's running length (now expressed in minutes and seconds). Below the technical information block is the certification message; to the right of that message is a QR code. On the lower-left side are the data fields for the names of the applicant and the producer, and on the lower-right side is the name of the CBFC's chairman (in bold) with his signature above and the text "Chairman CBFC" below.

Certification Symbols and Their Descriptions:

Trivia: Additional information about the certificate can be discovered by scanning its QR code.

Variant: See the previous bumper regarding the home video variant of this bumper.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Brand new.

Editor's Note: This is one of very few film rating bumpers to incorporate a QR code in its design.