Guzaarish Bhansali Aishwarya Rai Bachchan show is coming under fire for lighting up.
Tobacco (Note) Voluntary Health Association of India and Goa (VHAG) National Organization for elimination - - There are two non-governmental organizations, although, of course, accusing the Bollywood film-makers argue that a ban on smoking scenes will stifle 'creative freedom. "
"What is more important? Film industry's creative freedom or 114 every hour of tobacco-related diseases, destruction of life?, Shekhar Salkar, General Secretary, noted that India was unnecessary scene" - Guzaarish look. Film producer, UTV Productions, defended, "the script was a creative need."
Rajkumar Gupta's forthcoming film No One Killed Jessica, which shows Rani Mukherjee, puffing away, facing criticism, too. But his argument is designed Gupta. "Queen in the movie her character is the need of smoke and glory has nothing to do with smoking." Film maker Mahesh Bhatt, agrees: "The film people, especially young people have an impact on, but Bollywood is not the solution to blame."
Past such as Devdas and jasmine, craft show smoking in movies has led to film's characters. But Anupama Chopra, film critic says, "I will not deny that the film glorified smoke, (but) I never want to advocate censorship. It is not fair."
Statistics
Three of the four Indian film stars to show youth smoking n smoking about 16 times more likely to think positively that they look to celebrities
Two teenagers who watch Bollywood characters smoke to the self are 3 times as likely
3 It is estimated that tobacco-related deaths in the next ten years, 80% India and China between 1991 and 2002 show the use of tobacco will occur in 6% n of films produced. As per a survey by the World Health Organization *
Smoking dispute
No One Killed Jessica in a trailer, Rani Mukherjee is seen smoking. He is a dogged reporter Jessica Lal's murder case takes on the system during play, and says she has seen many women journalists smoke.
"When I play a journalist, you media people can prosecute me," he jokes. Non-governmental organization that discourages smoking argument are not happy with her though. "Letters have been sent to the Ministry of Health and censors cut out these scenes, as studies show impressionable young actors look at the" heart, a health organization, Dr. Monica Arora says.
