Theatrical Release Certificates
| Certificate | Name | Definition/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| U | Universal | Unrestricted Public Exhibition throughout India, suitable for all age groups. Films under this category should not upset children over 4. Such films may contain educational, social, comical or family-oriented themes. Films under this category may also contain fantasy violence,very mild sex scenes and/or mild bad language. |
| UA | Parental Guidance | All ages admitted, but it is advised that children below 12 be accompanied by a parent as the theme or content may be considered intense or inappropriate for young children. Films under this category may contain mature themes, sexual references, mild sex scenes, violence with brief gory images and/or infrequent use of crude language. |
| A | Adults Only | Only for adult audiences (18 years or over). Nobody below the age of 18 may buy/rent an A-rated DVD,VHS, UMD or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. Films under this category may contain adult/disturbing themes, frequent crude language, brutal violence with blood and gore, strong sex scenes and/or scenes of drug abuse which is considered unsuitable for minors. |
| S | Restricted to any special class of persons | This rating signifies that the film is meant for a specialised audience, such as doctors. |
Additionally, V/U, V/UA, V/A are used for video releases with U, UA and A carrying the same meaning as above. UA and Scertificates were introduced in 1983.[2]
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