Actor-MP Ravi Kishan praises ban on 25 OTT platforms: ‘Soft porn bana rahe…’ | Watch
'Some licensed & unlicensed OTT platforms are making soft porn and obscene films. This is indeed a great decision. There is a Laxman Rekha for entertainment'
Actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Friday praised the government's decision to ban 25 OTT platforms over content it termed “pornographic in nature”.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan outside Parliament in New Delhi (PTI)
“The government’s decision was important in regards to India’s culture," Ravi Kishan told ANI.
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Speaking in Hindi, he said, "Licensed and unlicensed OTT platforms have been making soft porn and obscene films. This is indeed a great decision. There is a ‘Laxman Rekha’ for entertainment,” he added.
in “This will ensure people create content in keeping with Indian culture,” said Ravi Kishan, whose career has straddled Bhojpuri and Hindi movies, besides TV and OTT series, over the past three decades.
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Earlier in the day, central government ordered the blocking of 25 OTT platforms, their websites and apps. These include prominent names like ALTBalaji and Ullu, accused of distributing obscene, vulgar, and in pornographic content, sources said. Others on the list are Big Shots App, Desiflix, Boomex, Navarasa Lite, and Gulab App, among others.
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Earlier in the day, central government ordered the blocking of 25 OTT platforms, their websites and apps. These include prominent names like ALTBalaji and Ullu, accused of distributing obscene, vulgar, and in pornographic content, sources said. Others on the list are Big Shots App, Desiflix, Boomex, Navarasa Lite, and Gulab App, among others.
“Their content included sexual innuendos and, in some cases, long portions of sexually explicit scenes involving nudity, thereby being pornographic in nature,” said a source. “There was hardly any storyline, theme or message in a social context,” they added. There was also “depiction of nudity and sex in several inappropriate contexts, including in family relationships”.
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The reality show ‘House Arrest’ hosted by Ajaz Khan on Ullu was cited as an example by officials.
List of 25 OTT platforms banned in India on July 25:
ALTT (ALTBalaji)
Ullu
Big Shots App
Desiflix
Boomex
NeonX VIP
Navarasa Lite
Gulab App
Kangan App
Bull App
ShowHit
Jalva App
Wow Entertainment
Look Entertainment
Hitprime
Fugi
Feneo
ShowX
Sol Talkies
Adda TV
HotX VIP
Hulchul App
MoodX
Triflicks
Mojflix
The ban applies to 26 website domains and over a dozen apps belonging to these platforms.
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