Delhi Govt's Health Department Issues Notice To Badhaai Ho Makers; Tells Them To Cut Smoking Scenes
The Delhi government's Health Department has issued a notice to the director, producers and actors of Ayushmann Khurrana's Badhaai Ho, asking them to remove smoking scenes from the film.
The
Delhi
government's
Health
Department
has
issued
a
notice
to
the
director,
producers
and
actors
of
Ayushmann
Khurrana's
Badhaai
Ho,
asking
them
to
remove
smoking
scenes
as
well
brand
promotions
of
tobacco
products
from
the
film.
Additional
Director
(Health),
Dr
SK
Arora,
said
there
are
lot
of
smoking
scenes
and
also
a
tobacco
shop
displaying
tobacco
packs
shown
repeatedly
in
the
movie
which
are
violations
under
section
5
of
COTPA
(Cigarette
and
Other
Tobacco
Products
Act).
These
are
punishable
offences
under
section
22
of
COTPA.
"A
strict
compliance
notice
has
been
issued
to
the
director,
producers
and
actors
of
the
recently
released
movie
Badhaai
Ho
asking
them
to
remove
smoking
scenes
as
well
brand
promotions
of
tobacco
products
from
the
film
as
these
are
violations
under
COTPA," he
said.
"Punishment
for
first
offence
is
imprisonment
for
up
to
2
years
with
or
without
fine
up
to
Rs
1,000
or
both.
For
subsequent
offence
the
punishment
is
imprisonment
up
to
5
year
and
fine
up
to
Rs
5,000," he
said.
All
kinds
of
direct
and
indirect
advertisement
of
tobacco
products
have
been
banned
as
per
section
5
of
COTPA.
All
these
could
have
been
avoided
for
the
sake
of
youngsters
who
actually
treat
Bollywood
actors
as
"god
and
follow
them
blindly",
he
said.
"We
have
been
repeatedly
issuing
notices
to
Bollywood
but
they
continue
to
violate
rules.
The
Bollywood
industry
apart
from
legal,
has
moral
responsibility.
The
industry
has
to
wake
up
and
feel
responsible
for
the
country,
especially
youngsters
who
follow
them
blindly
like
god," Arora
said.
Arora
said
40
per
cent
of
all
cancers,
90
per
cent
of
oral
cancers,
40
per
cent
of
TB
cases
and
20-30
per
cent
of
diabetes,
hypertension,
heart
attack,
brain
stroke
are
because
of
tobacco
habits
only.