Owing to a routine uproar in the industry due to offensive content hurting Hindu sentiments and recent changes suggested by the censor board in Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's Pathaan, Jagatguru Shankaracharya, the highest authority of Hindutva, has instituted a Dharam Censor Board that clears religious content of films, OTT, and TV shows.
Tarun Rathi, Vice President, UP Film Development Corporation, is the advisor on the Dharam Censor Board who will have the authority to approve any entertainment-based content prior to release. This is a big step for Bollywood, especially considering the recent controversies surrounding the Besharam Rang song from Pathaan.Jagatguru Shankaracharya expressed, "A few people use the medium that entertains 800 crore audiences, to create unrest by touching upon sensitive issues like culture, tradition, and religion and the society at large, ignoring the impact of such acts. Hence, people today seek a body that keeps a check on such objectionable serials, films, or OTT shows, be it in the form of scenes, dialogues, or scripts alike. This body, created on the basis of public request, will ensure that such insensitive attempts are nipped in the bud, not reaching crores of people whose sentiments will get affected."Tarun Rathi added, "The board aims to not just safeguard Hindu religious depiction but will also help filmmakers to ensure that there is an approval by the highest religious authority, resulting in the peaceful release of films, serials, plays, OTT shows, etc., serving the purpose of entertainment without offending the sentiments of Hindus."
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Jagatguru Shankaracharya expressed, "A few people use the medium that entertains 800 crore audiences, to create unrest by touching upon sensitive issues like culture, tradition, and religion and the society at large, ignoring the impact of such acts. Hence, people today seek a body that keeps a check on such objectionable serials, films, or OTT shows, be it in the form of scenes, dialogues, or scripts alike. This body, created on the basis of public request, will ensure that such insensitive attempts are nipped in the bud, not reaching crores of people whose sentiments will get affected."/movietalkies/media/post_attachments/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-04-at-11.54.57-AM-1.jpeg "publive-image")
Tarun Rathi added, "The board aims to not just safeguard Hindu religious depiction but will also help filmmakers to ensure that there is an approval by the highest religious authority, resulting in the peaceful release of films, serials, plays, OTT shows, etc., serving the purpose of entertainment without offending the sentiments of Hindus."