Article~ Scissor me not? (HITEN TEJWANI)

After the highly debated film censorship, it's now TV content which is the hot target of snipping fingers!

Post the 7/11 blasts there were debates about news channels flashing gory photographs of the victims. Talking about the daily sagas - be it the rape sequence in Kyunki Saas Bhi Bahu Thi, or the multiple-extra marital affairs in almost all shows, the cozy scenes in Viraasat and Kasamh Se and the violence depicted in, believe it or not, cartoon channels…..all this and much more has come under scrutiny!

A recent censorship order was passed by the Bombay High Court blanking out 'A' and 'U/A' content aired on TV. Do we really need a regulatory body which will decide what we watch at home, sitting as couch fries?

Riya V. Anandwala corners some actors from the television fraternity who give their piece of mind on this controversial issue!

Ram Kapoor- "Its mere hypocrisy!"

I am totally disgusted with the idea of censoring television content. It's an extremely hypocritical situation when these parents are opposing the English channels. If they intend to condemn their children from watching adult stuff, they first need to control internet through which children are exposed to anything and everything. According to my knowledge there is nothing vulgar or obscene on television that it should have a censor board! In worse to worst situations we need to have a system by which we can lock up channels, as they have abroad.

Supriya Pathak-"They also need to keep a check on"

Talking about censorship I believe apart from blanking out English films, they should also keep a check on the daily content which flows in, which includes the daily serials, music videos everything. They should see what is actually affecting people. Cutting one scene won't make a difference; it's only the themes which they manifest.

Achint Kaur-"A family is responsible!"

Everything is made for a certain age group. It's an individual decision to let their children watch what they want to. Banning all channels is certainly not a solution. In my opinion nothing should be banned, as nothing comes across as being vulgar! It's the family who should decide and take sensible actions.

Hiten Tejwani-"They should place adult content on late time slots"

Instead of banning content which is not for all age groups, they should place it on late time slots, so that the viewers who want to watch it don't have any issues with the censorship body. But censoring content from the cartoon shows is unbelievable! The daily soaps revolve around pure drama. If it's about true stories being showcased on soaps or shows, then they do need a regulatory body!

Sajid Khan-"The person thinking of banning cartoons is a cartoon himself!"

It's nothing but fair! Apart from these channels the music videos should be banned. They don't do nothing good instead are provocative. Though I don't have children, I can empathize with the parents. Even the news channels need a regulatory body to keep a watch on their content, if they continue to produce sting operations! And whoever is thinking of banning cartoons is a carton himself!