Will Bollywood accept Ram Gopal Varma's Bejawada as a role model?
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
controversial
Bejawada
might
have
received
unfavourable
response
from
the
audience
but
it
has
definitely
become
a
role
model
for
Bollywood.
Wonder
what?
Well,
the
warning
messages
during
the
smoking
scenes
in
the
movie
have
been
appreciated
by
the
health
ministry
for
setting
an
example
for
other
film
industries
and
making
the
public
aware
about
the
ill-effects
of
smoking.
The
movie
has
at
least
10
smoking
scenes
and
the
makers
of
the
film
have
displayed
scrolling
warnings
in
those
sequences.
When
a
South
film
can
do
it
why
not
the
Bollywood
filmmakers,
who
have
been
opposing
this
very
idea,
follow
the
same,
asks
a
health
ministry
official.
However,
this
rule,
which
was
notified
by
the
I
&
B
ministry
on
November
14,
is
yet
to
become
a
law
and
the
decision
is
pending
with
the
law
ministry
for
the
approval.
According
to
the
rules,
a
warning
saying
that
smoking
is
injurious
to
health
and
it
can
lead
to
cancer
must
be
displayed
at
the
bottom
of
the
screen
during
the
smoking
scenes
in
films.
The
actors
also
should
personally
promote
about
the
after
effects
of
smoking
cigarettes.
The
cigarette
brands,
which
the
stars
smoke
on-screen,
must
be
blurred.
Finally,
a
30-second-clip
that
shows
the
ill-effects
of
smoking
should
be
played
in
the
middle
of
the
film.