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CBFC to hire sleuths to nab violators
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By
MSM Desai
“It’s
the responsiblity of the parents to control what their children
watch. We’re forced to do so by default.”
Asha Parekh
Chairperson, CBFC
Cinemas, video parlours and cable operators had better beware:
sleuths hired by the Central Board of Film Certification will
soon be on the prowl to nab anyone screening adult stuff in
violation of the Cinematograph Act. The sleuths, who will
begin investigations by mid-March, will file First Information
Reports (FIRs) with the police against those violating censor
rules.
Disclosing this, Asha Parekh, chairperson of the CBFC, said
that if parents had more control over what their children
watched in cinemas and video parlours or on cable TV, she
would not have asked the government to let her hire detective
agencies to do the job. “I feel ashamed of parents who
have no qualms about taking their children out to watch adult
fare, or about allowing them to watch adult material on cable
and the internet without realising what impact it would have
on young minds,” she lamented. “The CBFC is not
alone in wanting to curb undesirable scenes of sex and violence
from being shown in films. Even the censor boards in Britain
and Australia, with whom I am in constant touch share our
concern. The time has come to take the fight to those who
include sleazy fare in their films. As soon as the Broadcasting
Bill, in which there will be some provision to curb scenes
of sex and crime in films, is passed, we will decide how to
go about the task. Right now, my concern is about the adult
material shown in cinemas, on cable and in video parlours,”
she pointed out.
Asha Parekh has called for a meeting on February 22 and 23
of the Regional Officers from Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram,
Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata in Mumbai, when the
modalities of how to go about hiring the right kind of detective
agencies will be discussed. She said care would be taken to
ensure that the detectives did a proper job, without in any
way harassing those who are not in any way involved in the
violation of the censorship norms. “Before filing FIRs
with the police, the detectives will consult the regional
officers in their region,” she explained. The CBFC is
also considering the cost-effectiveness of the whole operation
since detectives would have to carry out surprise checks even
in far-flung areas where cinemas and cable operators are located.
“Interpolation of sex scenes has become a rampant practice,
not so much in the major cities but in the smaller towns and
mofussil areas. Violations even in these areas cannot go unchecked,”
she opined.
After finalising the strategy to be adopted, the CBFC will
call for tenders from the detective agencies. They will be
duly processed and competent persons will be entrusted with
the job of nabbing the violators of the censorship rules.
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