Intimate scenes, why not go all the way? edited... - Page 2

^^Maybe its the actors who aren't comfortable smooching onscreen?

Originally posted by: Amber_x

People have their preferences. Why is not preferring kissing scenes equal to being conservative? Every place has its norms, you don't NEED to change unless your way of thoughts are a harm to the society. And im sure having a preference over the type of stuff one wants to watch on TV has nothing to do with being conservative.

Listen I'm not saying that its wrong to not want to watch intimate scenes...but usually when someone is uncomfortable with pda then conservatism is usually the cause behind it...this isn't some unwritten rule, but yeaa most indian families are conservative when it comes to things like kissing and sex

Originally posted by: annu_825

Listen I'm not saying that its wrong to not want to watch intimate scenes...but usually when someone is uncomfortable with pda then conservatism is usually the cause behind it...this isn't some unwritten rule, but yeaa most indian families are conservative when it comes to things like kissing and sex

How about just admitting the difference in culture and norms of different regions that makes people comfortable or uncomfortable to few things? You can't judge one region by another's view point. There's nothing conservative about not wanting to watch kissing or love making scenes on TV. It's just a norm in desi-land.

Originally posted by: Amber_x

How about just admitting the difference in culture and norms of different regions that makes people comfortable or uncomfortable to few things? You can't judge one region by another's view point. There's nothing conservative about not wanting to watch kissing or love making scenes on TV. It's just a norm in desi-land.

Norms can change and so can the influence of culture...if movies like kurbaan and kites can show full blown sex scenes..which are watched by desi families, then why can't a simple kiss be shown on television? If norms don't seem to have an influence on the movies being produced or the audience that watches those movies, then why is the indian censor board so adamant on not showing intimate scenes? I find it hypocritical to show it in movies and not on television...especially since both mediums have the same audience! Where are the norms and cultural differences in this case...why are they stronger for television and not the big screen?

Originally posted by: annu_825

Norms can change and so can the influence of culture...if movies like kurbaan and kites can show full blown sex scenes..which are watched by desi families, then why can't a simple kiss be shown on television? If norms don't seem to have an influence on the movies being produced or the audience that watches those movies, then why is the indian censor board so adamant on not showing intimate scenes? I find it hypocritical to show it in movies and not on television...especially since both mediums have the same audience! Where are the norms and cultural differences in this case...why are they stronger for television and not the big screen?

Agree with you on the censor board part. My opinion was about you calling anyone with a different set of norms 'conservative'.

Originally posted by: Amber_x

Agree with you on the censor board part. My opinion was about you calling anyone with a different set of norms 'conservative'.

Yea I agree with you about the influence of culture...and blaming it all on conservatism is a tad much
I just say the way I see it...I grew up in canada and I know plenty of desi families who are still unwilling to adapt to north american culture even after living here for 30 years or so....I can't really call it cultural influence...its more like their mentality :s

It has nothing to do with conservatism, the truth of the matter is that Indian viewer don't see the need in watching kisses on television. Yes they happen in bollywood now and they have happening in hollywood for quite a while but the point is television is something that reaches out to all sorts of people. You can find people watching tv in a small village in a small town or the big city in India. Thus, it ranges in viewers even though this may be a youth show on a youth channel, many family and individuals of all ages must be watching it so the channel has that to consider. Another thing I would like to say is that even though bollywood shows these intimate scenes they are not executed well and so lose the romance of it because it is such a new concept to Indian society. I feel like there is no need to show such scenes when romance can exist without it, if the scene is not shown properly or faked it ruins the point of it. I agree that the scene was very intimate today in Geet and everyone enjoyed it and it was perfect imagine if they had gone the step further and kissed. Then what? The scene might have lost the cute/shyness and romance of maan and geet. A kiss is something that needs to be shot well, and edited well for it appear natural. And the creative team does not have time for that with a show that runs 6 days a week.

that scene was really hot... i won't mind seeing a kiss on small screen but the question is how comfortable wud i be to watch it with family... my mom too enjoys the show.. she started to do so recently...but even before the scenes became this steamy my mom commented it was too romantic to watch with a male around...and guess who that male member is...my husband (who returns home just when the serial has started, nd loves teasing me abt the show!). so i have to find an alternate time to watch the episode without hiccups!!