Bangladesh to destroy its film industry
According to The Melon Farmers, adoption of a far reaching anti-obscenity law by the Bangladeshi Parliament has revived nutter hopes of bringing back ‘golden days’ to the film industry as the makers and those involved in pornographic films have gone into hiding.
Parliament on January 31, adopted the anti-obscenity law that can land any ‘pornographic’/ vulgar filmmaker in prison for three years. Action can be also taken against the artists, crew, officials, exhibitors and any person involved with the vulgar film.
Producers of vulgar films have stopped their ongoing projects realising perhaps they would be in trouble if they continue.
Producers themselves halted the making of around 30 films after the adaptation of the new law, said Kamruzzaman Babu, staff reporter, daily Prothom Alo: Producers of these low grade films fear that their movies would not run and they will not be able to be make any profits.
According to different newspaper reports, the law-enforcing authority has shutdown three cinema halls for screening uncensored and vulgar Bangla movies. Another 16 cinema halls known to be screening pornographic films are marked to face the same fate if the allegation against them is proved.
With such initiative from the government, we hope to see more family oriented movies, that would increase the number of viewers, said Chashi Nazrul Islam, director and member Bangladesh Censor Board.
Tuesday 21 Mar 2006 | Paul | Bangladesh
