Yesterday I read an article about Indian govn. banning smoking scenes from movies!! Why? Coz they think it makes smoking look stylish and kids copy on it. Now movie-makers say they project the society and they show it because thats the reality. I feel the govn is taking a short-cut solution to the problem. I think the right solution should be to advertise against smoking and leave the decision to the people. Govn. can not and shouldn't start taking decisions for the citizens.
But on the same site I read a report about some sikh organisation (SPGA or something) calling for the cutting of scenes in a movie showing a sikh girl doing drugs!!!! If the above mentioned ban was ridiculous I dont know what to call this one.
But then I realised we come from a country where people in a train can be burnt to death just coz they were returning from certain place..In retaliation thousands can be killed...media can fuel fire to it and make sure more people get killed..Every body makes sure to benefit from the situation at the expense of common man..It doesn't matter which faith, cast or sect he belongs to. I don't know what others think but in such a sensitive country I guess it makes more sense for the govn to take decisions to stay out of trouble rather than thinking about artistic liberty!!! For me human lives are a higher priority than satisfaction for some one off film maker..
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I think the real trouble with this 'smoking ban' is that all kind of sluts (read Kariena Kapoor)and defunct directors (Mahesh bhatt) apear on television at the drop of a hat and wax endlessly and senselessly abou the issue.
Ohh... OKAY... didnt want to divert the issue but what can i say.. control nahi hua!
you know what? they should ban children from watching movies. :p
also, allow anon comments.
kyoun be shahsi kya keeda karna chahata hai ki you require anonymous settings..waise i think its default and i just didnt change it!!
ban kids of movies :)
and anon settings are not default.. as of what i remember :)
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