‘Boycott tradition’ vitiates environment: Union Minister Anurag Thakur 

By PTI

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday deplored the “boycott culture” focusing on sure movies and mentioned such situations vitiate the environment at a time when India is eager to reinforce its affect as a gentle energy.

In case somebody has an issue with a film, they need to speak to the involved authorities division which may take up the difficulty with the filmmakers, he mentioned.

“At a time when India is keen to enhance its influence as a soft power, at a time when Indian films are making waves in every corner of the world, such talk vitiates the atmosphere,” Thakur advised reporters right here responding to questions on boycott of movies by varied curiosity teams.

The minister’s remarks come at a time when Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Pathaan”, which launched on Wednesday, is going through boycott calls over one in every of its songs.

In the previous, actor Akshay Kumar’s “Samrat Prithviraj”, Aamir Khan’s “Laal Singh Chaddha” and Deepika Padukone’s “Padmaavat” had confronted boycott calls.

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“If someone has a problem (with a film), then they should talk to the concerned department which will take it up with the producer and director,” Thakur mentioned.

“But sometimes, just to vitiate the atmosphere, some people comment on something even before knowing about it fully. That causes problems. This should not happen,” he mentioned.

Thakur is in Mumbai to inaugurate the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Film Festival that can showcase 58 motion pictures from the regional grouping of eight Eurasian nations.

SCO observer international locations and dialogue companions have despatched entries within the non-competition part of the movie competition.

The minister additionally made a robust pitch for artistic autonomy and mentioned there have been ample safeguards in place for monitoring content material on over-the-top (OTT) platforms.

“There should be no restrictions on creativity,” Thakur mentioned.

He mentioned the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting does obtain complaints in regards to the content material on OTT platforms, however virtually 95 per cent of grievances are settled on the degree of producers and the others get resolved on the second stage of the affiliation of publishers of the content material.

The minister mentioned just one per cent of complaints attain the inter-departmental committee and it’s ensured that strict motion is taken in such instances.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday deplored the “boycott culture” focusing on sure movies and mentioned such situations vitiate the environment at a time when India is eager to reinforce its affect as a gentle energy.

In case somebody has an issue with a film, they need to speak to the involved authorities division which may take up the difficulty with the filmmakers, he mentioned.

“At a time when India is keen to enhance its influence as a soft power, at a time when Indian films are making waves in every corner of the world, such talk vitiates the atmosphere,” Thakur advised reporters right here responding to questions on boycott of movies by varied curiosity teams.

The minister’s remarks come at a time when Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Pathaan”, which launched on Wednesday, is going through boycott calls over one in every of its songs.

In the previous, actor Akshay Kumar’s “Samrat Prithviraj”, Aamir Khan’s “Laal Singh Chaddha” and Deepika Padukone’s “Padmaavat” had confronted boycott calls.

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“If someone has a problem (with a film), then they should talk to the concerned department which will take it up with the producer and director,” Thakur mentioned.

“But sometimes, just to vitiate the atmosphere, some people comment on something even before knowing about it fully. That causes problems. This should not happen,” he mentioned.

Thakur is in Mumbai to inaugurate the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Film Festival that can showcase 58 motion pictures from the regional grouping of eight Eurasian nations.

SCO observer international locations and dialogue companions have despatched entries within the non-competition part of the movie competition.

The minister additionally made a robust pitch for artistic autonomy and mentioned there have been ample safeguards in place for monitoring content material on over-the-top (OTT) platforms.

“There should be no restrictions on creativity,” Thakur mentioned.

He mentioned the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting does obtain complaints in regards to the content material on OTT platforms, however virtually 95 per cent of grievances are settled on the degree of producers and the others get resolved on the second stage of the affiliation of publishers of the content material.

The minister mentioned just one per cent of complaints attain the inter-departmental committee and it’s ensured that strict motion is taken in such instances.