What is the difference between A, U and U/A movies in India?

Question

In India many a times we see the movies are rated as A, U or U/A what is the meaning of these rating given by the Censor board. So we have any other ratings other then these three given by the Indian Censor Board?

Answer 1

Films are certified under 4 categories.

1. "U" :- unrestricted public exhibition
2. "A" :- restricted to adult audiences
3. "U/A" :- unrestricted public exhibition subject to parental for children below the age of 12
4. "S" :- restricted to specialized audiences such as doctors or scientists