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NUDE SCENES PROVOKE POLICE
By Our Staff
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The Mumabi police has noticed that producers of Hindi films get a prudish version of their product certified by the Censor Board and once the films are released in cinemas, most of them have vulgar scenes not shown to the board.
The social service branch of the Mumabi police wrote a letter to the censor board urging it to be strict with Hindi and English movies. The police arrested 11 people from the city recently for selling and showing uncensored movies.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (social service branch) J G Sodi said, "Many films, like 'Night And Day' and 'Jennifer', received a universal viewing certificate from the Censor Board. However, we received complaints that the movies had nude scenes." He said that producers edit objectionable scenes for the Censor Board but put them right back after they get the desired certificate. He added, "I have asked the Censor Board, in my letter, to be more vigilant before issuing a U certificate to films."
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However, Govind Menon, director of movie 'Khwahish', which has 17 kissing scenes, explained, "We are living in an urban Indian society and our audience should think broadly about films. Raj Kapoor portrayed semi-nude women in his movies. Look at 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram'. There was an initial uproar but when people came to know the essence of the movie, their anger settled down. The Censor Board without any cuts released my film 'Khwahish'. I have nothing to worry about the police's letter." The police raided several music shops and seized several VCD.
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