Censorship in Movies & Our Culture

Hello everyone.

As per my opinion, censor board is not doing right job nowadays. Useless intimate scenes are shown in the movies just to earn money. It is useless to give A certificate, if you can't watch a movie with your family. Censor board should strictly control these rubbish things called "professionalism".

I think the censor board is doing good job to cut those scene which is not required to current generation. If censor board rate a particular film with 'A' then it is duty for govt to regulate norms with strict action. As no cinema hall issue ticket to below 18 years old. And if found then heavy penalty or cancel their licence. And TV media not show A kind of movie, as it is considered that in our home all type of people. Or that vulgar scene cut on that movie.

Films are meant to be for entertainment so its duty for censor board as well as parents. Parents take their children for involving such bad activity.

Actually we have to change our state of mind regarding these issue and take our underage children. As if censor board cut some scene and stop particular film then what is guarantee that they would not see such type of scene, As internet, smartphone etc. Then we can not blame to censor board 100 percent, it our duty as we have to take our children.

Censorship in movies and our culture must be diagnose with correct tools so that people can watch these with interest and rate it accordingly. Censor board if censor one part of movie then that is done in terms of protection so that people are not able to make any strike against bad portion of movie that they saw in that movie. Firstly, censorship needs to control the views of the people by adding their protective tools to the movies. Secondly, censorship is an add-on to the movies where people can easily judge these and rate it accordingly.

THE increased number of crimes are also having a direct relationship with the films as it is already stated by my friends that movies have a very strong potential to influence people's mind and then the youngsters already have a very tender mind which imprints quickly.

So I think censorship should actually be taken very serious issue making up the future. Parents and teachers should provide the teenagers with the necessary information about the basic biological phenomenon so that they do not find unlawful means to gather the information. As said by bala it is the high time to educate! as it is rightly said that" the best way to solve a problem is to face it. ".

Censorship involves both the V's - Vulgar and Violence. Taking violence alone doesn't make sense. Lets not take both or take both. The world is moving much faster that we expect it to. In this fast moving world and Rapid increase in technology banning the V's doesn't seem to be a great idea. Lets face the truth and Parent the future in better ways. The need of the hour is not banning the V's. We need to educate the future wise enough for understanding the truth. Banning is not prevention. We are actually postponing the problem for latter. Educate!

Movies are an art form, an expression of one's self. We have choice in the decision to watch, or to allow our children to watch, a certain movie.

Before we view, we as parents decide if appropriate or not.

The statue in public, of David, (Florence, Venice?) was not altered to suit censors, centuries ago.

In cinema, I don't like violence, horror but I do like fantasy, sentiment, sensuality and intellectual erotic film.

My children are, fittingly, at the opposite end of the scale. I raise them well, with high standards, so they avoid the public (internet) movies of filth. Further, they have permission to watch select movies.

First question is- Do we tolerate, or is it legal in society, to change someone's art work?

If yes, then remember, we are all different, so if we censor, who decides what to remove, what to leave, and does this get rid of the root problem?

I don't think so sensor is doing great job if you are seeking to censorship it should be categorize and if we are in democratic country there should be a freedom from all the four corners. If you are talking about sensor violence should be censored. Censoring the eroticism I am having different view either it should be banned from all the internet stuff. Or should be granted and made legalize.

I think the censor board is actually doing a great job by cutting the scenes which should not be shown to the public. We can't blame the censor board for not cutting certain scenes which you think is vulgar because the censor board tells the film maker to cut only those scenes which are not required for the current generation. We can never compare the type of films which were made earlier and now because of the changing trend and technology.

And considering that the censor board has cut some scenes, or given an A certificate to a particular film, what's the guarantee that the younger generation won't see those scenes? And if they see those and had certain impact on them then who has to be blamed?

Film are meant to be for entertainment. So its the job of both censor board as well as parents. Censor board will do their work as usual but parents should also take care that these films are not to be seen by the youngsters and care should be taken that their minds are not affected by whatever they have shown in the film.

Thank you.

In my opinion, censorship is necessary only if it is being followed wisely. Giving grading to a film does not mean you have surely succeeded in disconnecting those peoples who are not meant to digest that matter. In a country like India where we have a totally different culture and values, imposing censorship means helping our youth choose the correct path. Someone should be there to guide the youth if not lovingly then may be forcefully. After all its the question for the existence of an entire race called "THE UNIQUE INDIAN CULTURE" which is famous all over the world.

Hello friends!

I read everyone's comment and they are really appreciable. What I concluded from these are two points.

1. The role of censor board is just to rate the movie as A, U/A or U. Rest depends upon the people, how do they take the film. Director cannot suffice everyone's needs.

Moreover its the duty of threatres that if a film is rated A, it should not allow the respective underage persons to enter the threatres.

2. Censor board can play its role when there are scenes which can cause riots among the religions. For eg. The current case going on in which a american made a film which has provoked the sentiments of Islamist. Such films should be ban or the scenes should be omitted.