Shatrughan Sinha opens up on censorship fears in OTT, calls hurt sentiments ‘lame excuse’ to enforce moral code

Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha reacted to digital streaming platforms being introduced beneath the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, sparking fears of censorship. Sharing an opinion piece on how ‘moral policing’ will kill the streaming trade, he known as it a ‘farce’.

“This article from the @timesofindia on enforcing a code of morality in India, with the lame excuse, ‘hurt sentiments’ is such a farce. In these pandemic & difficult times it was the OTT platforms which were lively & helped us cope while staying home & a stress buster too,” he wrote on Twitter.

“Creating a fear through superstition & religion is the worst way to kill art & creativity. This is a great flourishing industry which has a great future ahead, why kill it by just a few with superficial & ‘perverted mindsets’ Food for serious thought! A important read! Jai Hind!,” he added.

 

 

On November 11, a gazette notification introduced all streaming platforms beneath the purview of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, sparking issues of strict censorship of on-line content material. Until now, streaming platforms have been beneath the ambit of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

In July, commerce and trade minister Piyush Goyal urged OTT platforms to self-regulate, elevating issues over content material that’s ‘sometimes objectionable, contains misinformation, portrays poorly our country and society, and is just not worth watching with family’. He made this assertion at a FICCI Frames occasion known as E-Frames 2020.

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Recently, Mira Nair’s miniseries A Suitable Boy was within the line of fireside, with calls to boycott Netflix India for streaming the present. The bone of competition is a scene which exhibits the characters of Lata and Kabir, performed by Tanya Maniktala and Danesh Razvi, kissing on the premises of a temple.

Based on the criticism of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha nationwide chief Gaurav Tiwari, the Madhya Pradesh police booked two executives of Netflix for allegedly hurting non secular sentiments by exhibiting a Hindu lady kissed by a Muslim man at a Hindu temple. An FIR was lodged beneath part 295 (A) (malicious acts to outrage and insult the non secular emotions and beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code.

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