Based on Tamil actor Vishal’s allegations on social media, claiming that he paid a bribe of Rs 6.5 lakh to obtain a censor certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for the release of his film “Mark Antony” dubbed in Hindi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a case against three private individuals and unidentified others, including public servants from the CBFC in Mumbai.

According to the CBI, it is alleged that in September 2023, a private individual conspired with others to obtain a bribe of Rs 7,00,000 in order to secure the necessary censor certificate from the CBFC in Mumbai for a Hindi-dubbed movie. It is further alleged that, as part of this conspiracy, she initially demanded a bribe on behalf of CBFC Mumbai officials, amounting to Rs 7,00,000 from the complainant.