Dirty Picture to be aired on TV after 56 cuts

After having cut as many as 56 scenes from the popular movie 'The Dirty Picture', Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Friday decided against staying the telecast of 'The Dirty Picture' on Sunday. 

Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court bench here has allowed a private TV channel (Sony Entertainment) and others to go ahead with the scheduled telecast of Vidya Balan starrer Hindi film 'The Dirty Picture' on Sunday.

The channel was responding to notices issued by the HC on a petition filed by a Nagpur resident, Pravin Dahat. The petitioner had knocked the judiciary's doors contending that 'The Dirty Picture' promos were full of obscene scenes, double meaning and vulgar dialogues, and the movie had received an 'Adult' certificate.  Therefore, it was not suitable for viewing with family, especially children. He termed its screening as breach of Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and Cable TV Network Rules, 1994.

Counsels for petitioner M Anil Kumar and Nirbhay Chawhan pointed out that the movie, as its name suggests, was indeed a "dirty picture" not suitable for home viewing due to its explicit scenes and vulgar dialogues. They added that even the songs were having double meaning with wild gestures and sounds of moaning.

The channel and Balaji Telefilms lawyer Sunil Manohar told the court during the hearing today that 56 adult scenes were cut from the film for the telecast, which now will be shown as ‘UA certified’. The total length of the film after cuts now is 136.54 minutes.

However Sony Entertainment channel has assured the Bombay High Court that the broadcast of the Dirty Picture on will be with UA certificate and without 56 “adult” scenes. 

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- Unknown Updated at: Sunday, April 22, 2012