Films should be free from censorship says Anurag Kashyap

A VERY GOOD QUESTION INDEED...

FOR BOLLYWOOD FILMS THIS IS INFACT A GOOD TOPIC...IF SENSORSHIP IS TO ACT THEN WHERE DOES THEIR SCISSORS VANISH WHEN THEY SEE A SIZZLING HOT ITEM NUMBER WHERE A HEROINE EXPOSES HALF OF HER BODY JUST TO WATCH THAT 3RD GRADED ITEM NUMBER SOME PEOPLE FLOCK THE MOVIE THEATRE...REALLY RIDICULOUS...

TALKING OF SENSORSHIP ALSO REMINDS OF SOME FILM LIKE AASTHA OF REKHAJI, UTSAB OF REKHAJI, WHERE CENSOR BOARD JUST WAS TOO LIBERAL...THE KIND OF SONGS, THE KIND OF SLEEZY DRESSES THAT THE ACTRESSES ARE MADE TO WEAR NOWADAYS ARE FIRST TO BE CENSORED BUT IF THESE ARE ALLOWED THEN WHAT ON EARTH FILMS ARE BEING PROTECTED BY CENSOR BOARDS.

RATING U/A .....DOSENT HAVE ANY MEANING NOWADAYS....IN HOLLYWOOD FILMS WE GENERALLY SEE THT THEY GIVE US" UNDER PARENTAL GUIDANCE" AND REALLY THE CENSOR BOARD ALSO WORK ACCORDINGLY BUT SINCE BOLLYWOOD CENSOR BOARD DOSENT EVEN UNDERSTAND THE RELEVANCE OF U/A THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY CENSOR BOARD ACTUALLY/

IN BOLLYWOOD EVEN IN "U" RATED MOVIES WE CAN SEE SOME SCENES WHICH ARE EMBARRASSING AND NOT ALLOWABLE FOR KIDS...SO WHERE LIES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SENSORSHIP??

Let there be freedom to show what producer ans director want to show on screen , let there be regulation in cinem a halls whom to see, Censor ship has lost it value

There are many blue films in marlet what si censor board doing for that just letting that pass by, why does nto it act there and only stop and censor filsm of top producers and directors

Whoa Dudes and Babes, the inevitable question which bridge to cross and which to burn!

Himanshu thanks for the referral.

Censorship V/S old school and new school of thoughts, is very old discourse as old as the 18^th Century aesthetic society question. When a well known satirist Oscar Wilde was imprisoned because his views parlayed against the then society. And he proclaimed later that “all art is useless.”

It is a tussle always between the maker and the supervisory board because of a myth : when one is wholly and solely involved in making a creative piece either film, novel or any art for that matter, his power of judgement underplays the power of creativity and in the process he can create a Masterpiece or a Frankenstein. Hence forth watchdogs are supposed to strike a balance in the creative process. The other reason is that Film-makers like Anurag Kashyap are intelligent modern film-makers who also estimate the common man’s common sense to be at par with theirs, and the irony is the censor board acts as a misnomer interpreting the common sense for the common man’s sake.

 The plight of current filmmakers is not only censor board but also the finance pockets, coz mostly all the Producers still believe in the formula based drama instead of concept based films.

I really agree to what Dayanand and others are saying here, and censor board really have no clue like on what they are putting a tab on, today people can get those cheap things like porn and other things on road side and one can also easily get these things on Internet, so why are we chopping the scenes to mainstream cinema, if anybody wants to watch it is their wish, why are we hampering the quality of the movie just because it had couple of obligatory scenes and violence, and this is the main reason why people don't go to movie theatres these days, and easily download the movie and watch the uncut version, this is why there is more piracy, because in movie halls you won't get to see the complete thing, with so many chopped up scenes the movie is not worth watching anymore, so i agree that there should be no censorship or anything like that, or else the censor board should be more liberal, or get themselves trained couple of months in other countries where creativity, content is given importance than social implications or the aftermath.

preserving one's culture is one thing that can be considered as crucial but aren't we are being ignorant to the fact that it would be sort of hasty generalisation wen we say they ( the common people)would be indulging in same kind of lifestyle as that shown in movies ,it is same as there perception of indian dancing n singing around  trees .keep adult content apart ,the hollywood movies n tv shows are far better in terms of content .our tv industry in fact is rated "crap tv".if that is kind of values one want to be imparted to there childrens then there let there be dark beneath the lamp...

For what our films need a censorship?.........I have my intellect to decide and eyes to see or not to see and pockets to buy or not buy any stuff which is not suitable for me..............

Censorship requires to prevent what?..........Indecency, material not of good taste.......immoral items....( LOL)

See your society with your naked eyes......listen your news Channels, read your news papers......visit your schools /colleges.........every where....every body is munching its time in things ........which are so called required to be Censored. 

Adulteration, Rapes, politics, murders , criminalism...etc etc etc.... they are not the subjects which we read in books.......but we see and feel their impact in our society........

Censorship since its inception hasn't been able to make any change in the mind of people rather......thinking/mentality of people around has depreciated every moment.  

No ..I think.....people needs to be self managed (controlled) if they dont like to see, watch or be a part of anything. Otherwise, stopping anything will just suppress the people in doing........and result will come out as a bigger decrement in living values.........

I agree with Mr. Dayanand. Senior citizens are holding the seats of censor office who don't have any idea of what is international film industry. In the name of "Culture", they will never allow us to compete in international standards. This is the reason, hardly any of our movies get Oscar awards. These people still want that 60s touch in bollywood and make our film industry outdated. Cinema industry should be made free from them. Its their time to get retired...