Double standards in Indian cinema

Recently we are seeing a lot of fuss regarding the nude scene of Paoli Dam in 'Chatrak'. But is all this fuss really needed? There can be many justifications - for and against but all these debates are meaningless. And the reason is that every artist has his/her discretion to do what heart wants. No one makes a fuss when Salman or Dev does some weird act then why debate on some normal bed scene? The rumour has it that Indian audience has grown, and so what the hell has changed? Some people who are against are telling that this is against the 'Indian culture'. Indians are the one who spoke about sex in a large scale and that too in a book, in Kamasutra long long back. So is nudity really against the culture? If i at all take that it is against the Indian culture then is item numbers and mini skirt clad actresses not against the culture too. If at all films like 'Bodyguard' , 'Mere Brother ki Dulhann', 'Ready', 'Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahaani' and all can be called Indian cinema and can be largely accepted by the audience then why not something like 'Chatrak' ?



At least most of the non-commercial films have a cinema in the whole affairs, not just some useless action and dance sequences like most mainstream films. Bengali film has always had a huge worldwide appeal when it comes to good films and what no other Indian film industry could do, Bengali films did. It is not that only nudity can create a world cinema effect but the story should be matured enough. We have seen too much of these jhatka-matka and now its time to grow up baby. We experience double standards when it comes to censorship, they even edited a smoking scene of Rani Mukerji in 'No One Killed Jessica' when it was shown on television, so what was that? If smoking has to be stopped, do so but not in the films, do it in real life. The censor board objects to homosexual scenes too when it is legal - what the hell is this? Why beep a strong word when at all it is being spoken? A film is certified 'Adult' but then why is it shown on television? Television is an Universal medium so broadcasting of any provocative scenes should be stopped as the rule goes.


Shiv sena creates a fuss every other day with some film or the other. But, they are the ones who are driving out the non-Marathis from Maharashtra, so how dare they decide what is Indian and what is not when they themselves do not know what it is to be Indian. Actually the censor board rules also differ from person to person, because we have a few intellectuals who decide the fate of every other thing according to what fits their choice. Their choice need not be my choice. Their can be choices but no one has the right to edit a scene by calling it 'un-Indian'. 'Rang Rasiya' has been waiting for three years to see the daylight but it is not being released because it has nudity and sexuality and that too when depicting Raja Ravi Verma. And what people think is that great people cannot be nude. If the scene was so bad then why is it getting a huge number of viewership on you tube? Are people such a nuisance that they are not bold enough to admit that they liked the nudity or is it very Indian to be coward? Civilised men speak which hurt more than tharshing, they do not fight so why call those film like 'Wanted', 'Poran Jaay Joliya Re', 'Fighter' films? India makes the highest number of films every year so we should try to think in a different way before educating or provoking others.  So, it can clearly be seen how double standards exist and we are a part of them too. Maybe i am 17 and should not be speaking so much about all these, its 'un-Indian' but at least i have been given the maturity to think what most of the others cannot or do not. Actually people need to grow up and be their real self, and not go by the mass.




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