Babu Ramaswamy, an official at the censor board in the South Indian city of Chennai, has announced that film censors shall be paying keen attention to instances of smoking and drinking deemed unnecessary. The board has also suggested that film directors run a scroll with a health warning whenever someone lights up in a film.
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Chennai censor board urges cut in smoking scenes
Babu Ramaswamy, an official at the censor board in the South Indian city of Chennai, has announced that film censors shall be paying keen attention to instances of smoking and drinking deemed unnecessary. The board has also suggested that film directors run a scroll with a health warning whenever someone lights up in a film. […]
12 Jan 09
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