Bollywood
Item
numbers
Munni
and
Sheila:
Put
under
scanner
by
social
activist.
The
popular
Bollywood
item
numbers
that
have
taken
up
the
nation
by
a
storm,
'Munni
Badnaam
Hui'
and
'Sheila
Ki
Jawani',
have
come
under
the
scanner
as
social
activist
Nutan
Thakur
has
filed
a
petition
on
December
23rd
2010
at
the
Allahabad
High
court
demanding
an
immediate
ban
on
the
two
numbers
due
to
the
indecent
content
and
lack
of
morality.
The
petition
was
filed
with
a
supplementary
petition
citing
that
since
there
has
been
a
sudden
rise
in
incidents
of
eve
teasing,
mental
harassment
and
even
molestation
especially
to
women
who
have
the
name
Sheila
or
Munni,
there
should
be
some
action
taken
up
by
the
concerned
authorities
in
the
matter.
Thus
reports
suggest
that
the
I&
B
ministry
will
look
into
the
matter
from
the
state
level
as
was
confirmed
by
the
minister
of
the
portfolio
Ambika
Soni
in
New
Delhi
to
some
reporters
on
Tuesday.
This
statement
is
significant
as
the
Lucknow
bench
had
just
requested
the
centre
to
get
the
issue
raised
by
the
social
activist
regarding
the
two
item
songs
into
perspective.
Thus
reports
suggest
that
the
I&B
minister
will
soon
refer
the
matter
to
an
inter-
ministerial
panel
as
such
issues
are
handled
by
it
in
order
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
the
matter.
The
petitioner
has
also
included
the
producer,
director
and
the
censor
board
and
the
petition
has
a
statement
mentioned
in
it
that
the
songs
contain
certain
objectionable
material
which
is
a
direct
violation
of
the
provisions
of
the
Cinematography
Act
of
1952.