CBFC Chief Pahlaj Nihalani SLAMS Ram Gopal Varma for FILTHY ‘Guns and Thighs’ trailer!
Though the 6-minute trailer of Ram Gopal Varma’s proposed web series Guns & Thighs does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC), the CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani has stepped in to slam what he refers to as Ram Gopal Varma’s “perverse imagination without control or restrain.”
Speaking heatedly about the much-discussed frontal nudity and the hideously obscene dialogues heard in the trailer of Guns & Thighs, Nihalani says, “This is nothing but a licence for filth and perversion. Varma should know that unlimited freedom comes with a great deal of responsibility. We’ve something called self censorship on the internet. In the US self censorship is a prevalent and successful practise as there is fear of the law even on the internet. But our filmmakers know nothing about it. Whether it is Ekta Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap or Ram Gopal Varma they all use the internet to vent their most secret fantasies.”
Nihalani feels the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting immediately needs to step in to stop the unchecked flow of content on the internet. “The I & B ministry must decide what goes on the internet and what does not. Filmmakers …read more