He was 45 when he became film censor, and held the job for 23 years.

ECONOMIST: James Ferman

Anand became the chief of India's film censor board three years ago and kicked up a controversy with a proposal to assign special ratings to films with explicit content.

BBC: Filmmaker Vijay Anand

"There were important free-speech issues here - they were literally asking the judge to censor the film, " said their lawyer, Anthony T Falzone.

BBC: Yoko Ono

The film, made in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages, has been cleared by the Censor Board.

BBC: Kamal Haasan: India star to modify Vishwaroopam

The big budget film, made in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages, has been cleared by the Censor Board.

BBC: India ban on Kamal Haasan film Vishwaroopam lifted

"We believe the Video Appeals Committee decision was correct and do not understand the court's decision to expend further public resources to censor a game that contains content well within the bounds established by the British Board of Film Classification's 18-plus ratings certification, " Rockstar said in a statement.

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