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This? From one of the world's oldest cultures that in ancient times gave us the Kamasutram (aka the Kama Sutra) and extremely ornate temples completely covered by figurines depicting men and women engaged in all manner of intimate activities as well as other examples of intimacy throughout Indian art in various stages of undress? From a culture that, when visited by Europeans, was scorned for its less conservative views on Human sexuality? Who slapped a spike-covered chastity belt on India? What the Hell happened? Well, besides contact with Europe...
Indian court hears Bollywood kiss complaint
Fri Jan 5, 4:32 AM ET
MUMBAI (AFP) - A court in central India has heard statements from a lawyer complaining that an on-screen kiss by Bollywood belle
Aishwarya Rai and co-star Hrithik Roshan contravened the country's strict laws against obscenity.
The court in the city of Indore recorded statements from a local lawyer, Shailendra Dwivedi, who filed the complaint over last year's biggest Bollywood grossing film, "Dhoom 2" (Have a Blast 2).
The case is set to be heard on January 25.
"I have already submitted details of the film, the controversial scene, alongside newspaper write-ups and photographs," Dwivedi, a self-confessed moral conduct crusader, told AFP Friday.
"My conscience made me file this case. The movie cannot be watched by Indian families as it depicts vulgarity," he said.
His complaint is based on section 292 (vulgarity) and section 509 (derogatory to women) of the Indian Penal Code, and states that "Dhoom 2 lowered the dignity of Indian women and gave an obscene message to India's youth".
In the movie, Hrithik kisses former
Miss World Aishwarya inside a house, just after a Brazilian carnival sequence. Although many Bollywood productions feature raunchy dance scenes, actual kissing is rarely shown on-screen.
The film, a sequel to the hit biker-gangster film "Dhoom", collected 1.65 billion rupees (37 million dollars) worldwide.
Dwivedi has in the past filed a case against Bollywood director J.P. Dutta's "LoC Kargil" after the Indian flag was shown wrongly draped.
He has also filed a case against famed Indian painter M.F. Husain for painting Hindu goddesses in the nude.
Fri Jan 5, 4:32 AM ET
MUMBAI (AFP) - A court in central India has heard statements from a lawyer complaining that an on-screen kiss by Bollywood belle
Aishwarya Rai and co-star Hrithik Roshan contravened the country's strict laws against obscenity.
The court in the city of Indore recorded statements from a local lawyer, Shailendra Dwivedi, who filed the complaint over last year's biggest Bollywood grossing film, "Dhoom 2" (Have a Blast 2).
The case is set to be heard on January 25.
"I have already submitted details of the film, the controversial scene, alongside newspaper write-ups and photographs," Dwivedi, a self-confessed moral conduct crusader, told AFP Friday.
"My conscience made me file this case. The movie cannot be watched by Indian families as it depicts vulgarity," he said.
His complaint is based on section 292 (vulgarity) and section 509 (derogatory to women) of the Indian Penal Code, and states that "Dhoom 2 lowered the dignity of Indian women and gave an obscene message to India's youth".
In the movie, Hrithik kisses former
Miss World Aishwarya inside a house, just after a Brazilian carnival sequence. Although many Bollywood productions feature raunchy dance scenes, actual kissing is rarely shown on-screen.
The film, a sequel to the hit biker-gangster film "Dhoom", collected 1.65 billion rupees (37 million dollars) worldwide.
Dwivedi has in the past filed a case against Bollywood director J.P. Dutta's "LoC Kargil" after the Indian flag was shown wrongly draped.
He has also filed a case against famed Indian painter M.F. Husain for painting Hindu goddesses in the nude.
). Funny that he would pick this one scene from this one movie, when he could have chosen from any number of others.
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