Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha reacted to digital broadcast platforms that were put under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, raising fears of censorship. Sharing an opinion piece on how ‘moral vigilance’ will kill the streaming industry, he called it a ‘sham’.
“This article by @timesofindia on the application of a code of morality in India, with the poor excuse of ‘hurt feelings’ is a sham. In these difficult and pandemic times, it was the OTT platforms that were encouraged and helped us cope while we stayed at home and also de-stressed, ”he wrote on Twitter.
“Creating fear through superstition and religion is the worst way to kill art and creativity. This is a great flourishing industry that has a great future ahead of it, why kill it only for a few with superficial and perverted mentalities? Food for serious thinking! An important read! Jai Hind! ”, He added.
On November 11, a notice from the gazette placed all online streaming platforms under the control of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, raising concerns about the strict censorship of online content. Until now, transmission platforms were under the purview of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
In July, Trade and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal urged OTT platforms to self-regulate, raising concerns about content that “ is sometimes objectionable, contains misinformation, misrepresents our country and our society, and simply not worth watching with family. ” He made this statement at a FICCI Frames event called E-Frames 2020.
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Recently, Mira Nair’s miniseries A Right Boy was on the firing line, with calls to boycott Netflix India for streaming the show. The Bone of Discord is a scene that shows the characters of Lata and Kabir, played by Tanya Maniktala and Danesh Razvi, kissing in the premises of a temple.
Based on the complaint by the national leader of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Gaurav Tiwari, the Madhya Pradesh police detained two Netflix executives for allegedly hurting religious feelings by showing a Hindu woman kissed by a Muslim in a Hindu temple. An FIR was filed under section 295 (A) (malicious acts to outrage and insult religious feelings and beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code.
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