'Censoring smoking in films is communist attitude' - Page 2

errm...not quite a correct comparison there.

Lo chalu ho gaye pseudo intellectual.
Personally I am against any sort of censorship but are Indians mature enough to differentiate between reel ajd real?

Originally posted by: drummedup

It is easier to copy or get influenced by bad stuff than good stuff. Specially when the educated population is soo less. You cannot argue these things with logic like "Why don't people follow good, why follow bad?" kinda stupidity. Dude!!! That's the WHOLE point! We wouldn't be like this if our logical faculties were so strong.Who are you throwing this logic at?

Every Indian has a very warped sense of their 'Fundamental Rights'. It's ok to be communist in certain aspects for the greater good, specially in something like this. Khaahe ka Nawab hai re tu! :-/

Originally posted by: KkkingKhan

Ban those cigarettes billboards all over the cities and take off the ads off the tvs.

The people who are idiotic enough to imitate the bad things movie stars are themselves dumb.

Originally posted by: Qureeshi

What has Communism to do with smoking?😕he could have said Liberalism,Nazism,Zionism,(which still makes no sense)

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I used to listen Saif world view on many issues outside Bollywood. but his GeneralKnowledgeis dropping very fast last times😕

Bebo Effect ?

He's not relating smoking to communist attitude.
He's speaking of control over the creative freedom and censorship.
Smoking onscreen and banning that is just an example he used.

Originally posted by: desigal90

But then Saif has another point.

How do you respond to this?

"This way, use of guns should be banned! Films are creative medium and if you remove all, where is the scope of drama?"

I mean surely, if the public is that dumb and that stupid, then where do you draw the line?
If cigarettes are bad, why spare gun use in films? Lets ban that as well.

Easier to buy a cigarette than a gun? Access to Cigarette, adulterated drinks, drugs is relatively easier than guns, bombs and the likes. You cannot put everything away, atleast put the easily accessed evils away?

I think what Govt., is thinking is, First a ban will send out the message, once the public awareness rises then they can phase in cigarettes and all slowly back on screen. So people will not smoke because a saif or srk is smoking and being so stylish.*shrugs*

Originally posted by: desigal90

He's not relating smoking to communist attitude.
He's speaking of control over the creative freedom and censorship.
Smoking onscreen and banning that is just an example he used.

I honestly think this was just an off handed comment he made within the brink of the moment. Just talking of something else and then just adding this without elaborating.

He should've said, "its a transgression of artistic freedom". But guess people don't get the time to grope for the correct term in an interview.