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Bollywood’s ‘bhai’ Salman Khan was truly in his element at the Filmfare Awards launch on Wednesday evening. From taking a dig at award shows to saying how the five superstars in Bollywood will continue to give the younger generation a run for their money, the Bollywood star kept the audience entertained. The actor also took the opportunity to bat for censorship on OTT, mentioning how ‘clean content’ always works better. He also added that actors who do not want to do bold scenes are left behind.
He dismissed the idea that OTT is the cooler version of TV. He shared how he has been in the business since 1989, and he never had to do it. “I really think there should be censorship on the medium. All these.. vulgarity, nudity, gaali galauch (swearing) should stop.”
Salman further added that now everyone is watching content on the phone and can be accessible to even young kids. “Ab 15-16 saal ka bacche dekh sakte hai. Apko acha lagega apki choti se beti ye sab dekhe… padhne ke bahane (15-16-year-olds can now watch this content on their phone. Would you like it if your young daughter watches it giving an excuse she is using the device to study). I just think the content should be checked on OTT. Jitna clean hoga content, utna behtar hoga, viewership uski zyada hogi (the cleaner the content, it will be better and will also have a larger viewership).”
Taking a dig at actors, who have shed their inhibitions on screen, he mentioned how the guard at your building may also be watching the content. “Apne sab kuch kar lia… love making, kissing, expose kar lia aur aap apne building mein ghus rahe hai aur apka watchman aapka content dekh raha hai (You have done it all – love making, kissing and expose in scenes. And when you enter your buiding, your watchman is watching the same). So, I just don’t think that’s right for security reasons. Also, we don’t need to do that. Hindustan mein rehte hai, thoda boht theek hai lekin itna zyada beech mein ho gya tha. Ab jake thoda control mein aya hai (You don’t need to cross the boundary. We live in India. It was way too much before, finally, it has been curbed). Now, people have started working on a lot of good and decent content.”
The Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan actor added that some people who are ‘talented’ manage to do it but actors, who are not comfortable with it, are left behind in the OTT race. He wondered if films and TV can have censorship, why not OTT.
During the launch, he also shed light on the film industries shooting in smaller cities, citing the rebate they get from these places. Salman Khan said that Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and even Haryana pay a rebate to producers, and for small-budget films, that makes a lot of difference. He hoped that Maharashtra too would start the process which could help more people in the business.
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