Absolutely John, this is a blow to all creative people. On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 at 12:10, John Eric Gomes <joe...@dataone.in> wrote:
> MAKING NOCs MANDATORY FOR FILMS > It is reported that the Defence Ministry has written to the CBFC advising > all films,documentaries, and web series based on the armed forces to obtain > NOC from the ministry. There is enough of unofficial censorship enforced > sometimes with violence affecting the Arts and movie industry. It appears > to me that the government instead of strengthening existing institutions > for checks and balances are undermining them! Those in the industry are > already harassed and their creativity dampned and rue the bureaucratic red > tape and middlemen created with massive corruption added. There is danger > of government being on the way to become control freaks and if we do not > stop them now, especially since Covid has kept all people at home, they may > have to take NOCs from every ministry, industry or collector etc! There > should be just one official authority like there already is for clearing > films and it is pathetic that after cleareance, some religious or > politically backed authority based on someone's sentiments throws a spanner > in the works ruinning creativity, stopping all others from enjoying movies > and severely damaging law and order and the concept of democracy and > freedom! Besides perhaps required for documentaries, this censorship is > unecessarly stunting every aspect of a progressive nation! >
