Woody Allen’s latest film “blue Jasmine” will not be released in India due to its strict censorship policies. Despite, having PVR Cinemas, “India’s biggest theatre chain bought the rights to the film however, due to some content of the film it cannot be released in India. Due to India’s law which was passed in 2011 which made it compulsory for any film which has characters using any tobacco products to carry scrolls at the bottom of the screen warning viewers of the potential adverse effects of smoking. However, Woody Allen refused to abide by the law and not enhanced those scenes to include the scrolls. I feel that India was right in not releasing the film as Woody Allen and other directors like him should respect the law of the land. This will send a strong message to many big directors of Hollywood or either risk not releasing their films in the country.
By Shobhit Ratan