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Adult movies pulled off TV after court order

Movies shown on Indian television will be monitored for violence, nudity and bad language and yanked off the air under a court order if deemed unsuitable for children broadcasters said on Thursday.

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  • Published: 00:00 August 26, 2006
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Mumbai: Movies shown on Indian television will be monitored for violence, nudity and bad language and yanked off the air under a court order if deemed unsuitable for children broadcasters said on Thursday.

The Bombay High Court earlier this week ruled that all movies shown on TV networks in western Maharashtra state must be approved for general TV by India's government-appointed Censor Board.

Since movies can't be broadcast separately for one state, key broadcasters Star and Sony networks said the ban on adult rated movies would apply nationwide.

Police will monitor TV broadcasts and prosecute those who show movies not approved by the Censor Board, under the order.

The order covers all broadcast, satellite and cable channels, foreign and domestic, operating in India. It came in response to a petition filed last year by a Bombay college teacher, asking for a set of guidelines to regulate TV.

The petitioner, Pratiba Naitthani, said movies in cinemas were censored and there should not be a "free-for-all for adult movies" on television.

However, viewers said on Thursday they were worried they'd miss their favourite films. "They should bring back the movies. If some movies upset some people, they shouldn't watch it," said college student Tushna Prabha.

"Banning [movies] on television doesn't make a difference. You can find anything on the 'Net. ... now, good movies also will be banned," Prabha said.

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