On reading about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-Iranian president's new decree on banning western music, I was eagerly waiting to post a seething article about him.
But something stopped me. Well it actually helped me from facing potential embarrassment. If some Iranian would have read my post, he would have mocked and ridiculed me saying "How dare this insolent guy write such comments about my country without mentioning the happenings in his own?"
Iranian Guy 1: "What a guy. Writing about a ban here when he himself can't watch any non "U" rated content on TV in his own because it is BANNED"
Iranian Guy 2: "Ya. Poor sod. He and the whole country now are deprived because some PRATIBA NAITTHANI thinks otherwise and moves the court. And can you believe it, the court actually agreed with her argument"
Iranian Guy 1: "Ya man. I can completely apathise with them. Just who the hell does she think she is ? May be she was banned in her younger days from a show of "Carry on Camping" being screened at some cinema in Bombay and from that point onwards she was deeply traumatised and sought revenge against the word "A" in films"
Iranian Guy 2:" Ha hahahhaha.. Nice one man. Hey I got a DVD of all the carry On series............"
Well the above could have been a conversation between two Iranian doods sitting in some cafe in Teheran if I had posted the article on Mahmoud Ahmaddwhatever.
But then I haven't instead I am writing this :::: WHY WHY WHY ?
Just what is the problem with this lady. Who gives her the authority to decide what should be viewed by the people of the country on their TV's .
As a fellow blogger has rightly pointed out I can no longer watch the extremely well executed carnage from Kill Bill or enjoy the intense scenes from "Apocalypse Now" just because one woman thinks anything with an "A" on it's certificate brings about a huge tear in the moral fabric of the society.
TV guide in the future
Zee ..."movies" -
11:00 pm - Lion King
01:30 am - Dunsten checks in !
03:15 am - Home Alone
05:00 am - Beethoven II
What world is she living in ? I shudder to think that so many people will be deprived of an Usual Suspects or requiem for a dream or a Snatch or the hilarious "Carry On..." etc because they sport an "A"
But then let there be no double standards. Start issuing ratings and certificates to the remix videos and the horrible soaps.
Damn you woman !!
All those who agree please raise your "A"nds
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8 comments:
funny you should mention snAtch, just wAtched it with A friend. enjoyed it thoroughly.
well i guess dvd pArlours will be mAking A lottA money now.
but reAlly, which movies these dAys Are not A rAted. i sAy, they should stArt showing All remix videos with skAntily clAd women All over tv 24*7. cause noone reAlly protests AgAinst those, And Almost All otheR modes of entertAinment seem to be A rAted.
soem of the things thAt hAve been hAppenin in indiA lAtely, Are reAlly pissin me off. for eg. the nAme chnAging scenArio. just A bunch of dumbAsses plAying gAmes And mAking money out of it somehow or the other surely.
hey lets start A petition to bAn All ektA kApoor seriAls. lets see how well thAt goes down with the generAl public. i meAn those seriAls could reAlly do some brAin dAmAge to our frAgile innocent minds.
Moral fabric of the society..balls !!
The court has made a serious error in judgement by generalising the content under the rating "A"
Not all "A" rated movies show sex, lewdness. An "A" rating indicates the content is for a mature audience. Some of the films happening right now India and elsewhere are really praiseworthy because they are handling mature themes which are devoid of vulagirty.
As mentioned an Usual suspects will be missed..so will be a Pulp Fiction a Shining a Monty Python...
And whats wrong with showing sex..Bloody you write the Kamasutra and now you are acting as if you are ashamed of it !!
Hypocrites
I don't think we need worry much. Governements are fighting a losing battle against free speech and they know it. Censorship never worked, not even in the days of the radio, now it's impossible.
haha. I liked the conversation between the Iranian guys...
I sympathise with us Indians. We are such hypocrits when it comes to sex and violence. Kids see it on the roads everyday... the violence, not the sex!
And here we have a good looking female spinster who is depriving us the thrill of watching some raunchy movies. I feel sorry for her. I guess the trauma of her being unable to see that movie was extreme.
I guess for the first time I'm glad I don't live in Bombay...
Yea.. start applying all these fundas to every nook and cranny of the film industry too.
honestly!it's just so stupid!i mean there are so many movies ..say like..Life is beautiful is an A movie and can anyone tell me what is there in that movie that we are not supposed to watch?can't we ever be left to decide what to watch, what to do and what not to do? i'm really amazed that the courts gave a decision in her favour.what happened to freedom of speech and expression....we have a right to choose dammit!
am here aftr a long time...nice new look..
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