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Mental illness portrayed onscreen

October 29, 2012
People who suffer from mental disorders or mental illness are an integral part of our society. They are called by many names – mentally challenged, ‘special’, differently abled and a variety of other names – some of …

I&B and health ministries agree on middle ground for smoking in films

September 22, 2012
With the ill effects of smoking being advertised round every corner, the move by the ministries of information broadcasting and health has finally reached a stand on what should be done with smoking scenes on the big screen. From …

Schoolchildren to Kareena: Please don’t smoke onscreen

September 21, 2012
As part of HRIDAY’s (Heart Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth) initiative to curb smoking amongst youngsters over 150 schoolchildren from different schools in Delhi wrote to Kareena Kapoor urging her not to making …

Smoking scene earns ‘Heroine’ an ‘A’ certificate

September 8, 2012
The upcoming movie ‘Heroine’ has been give an ‘A’ certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification's. This certification has been welcomed by an NGO, saying the move will protect young children from getting exposed …

Reel smoking is back

September 4, 2012
Smoking scenes will be back on the silver screen as the government informed the Supreme Court that it would shortly permit them - though with the strict stipulation that one of the actors in the scene warns viewers that "smoking …

Kareena Kapoor’s Heroine wants to show smoking scene without statutory warning message

April 26, 2013
The makers of Bollywood film "Heroine", starring Kareena Kapoor on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against the information and broadcasting ministry's order to display anti-smoking messages during smoking scenes in the …

Kareena Kapoor’s weight loss regime

June 15, 2012
In an interview with a leading tabloid, actress Kareena Kapoor, famed for her size zero figure has rebuffed claims that ‘fat is sexy’. The actress who’s getting in shape for an item number in Heroine vehemently denied being …