10-29-2009, 06:47 PM
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Now Colors gets I&B notice for 'Laado'
NEW DELHI: In less than a week, the top-rated Hindi general entertainment channel Colors received a second showcause notice from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. While the first one was for Bigg Boss 3, this time it is for the TV series Na Aana Iss Des Laado.
Colors will have to explain why the programme should not be taken off air for depicting a District Magistrate as corrupt and a womanizer.
The notice under section 5 of the Cable Television (Regulation) Act 1995 read with Rule 6 (1) (a), (d), (i) and (k) of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 and in violation of the Programme Code says the channel must reply within 15 days. If no reply is received within stipulated period, it will be presumed that channel has nothing to say in the matter and further action will be taken against it ex-parte.
The notice comes just a few days after a notice relating to the reality show Bigg Boss for which the channel had been given five days to reply. The notice was for use of vulgar language and obscene gestures used in the show.
The notice says the magistrate has been shown in a bad light and negatively. The Ministry noted that the magistrate’s lust for women defies any logic. In fact, in one of the episodes women are paraded before him on his request.
The magistrate, who is apparently shown on an official visit to investigate a case of female foeticide has also been shown to indulge in blackmail. "The entire characterization appears to be a grotesque caricature of a district administrator," the notice said.
"There is no denial of the fact that portrayal of a public authority in a negative role is well within the rights of a creative medium. However in the democratic set up of our country, a District Magistrate is the chief representative of the Government at the District level. Thus deliberately portraying the character of the District Magistrate in a derogatory way appears to demean the public institution and bring it to disrepute unnecessarily," the notice said.
In the past also, two showcause notices and two advisories have been issued to Colors.
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