KFPA drive against 'obscene' films

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JULY 12. The Kannada Film Producers' Association (KFPA) has decided to launch a nationwide campaign against the increasing number of "obscene and sex-oriented" films in all Indian languages and English from November 31, in co-ordination with film producers throughout the country.

Mr. Basant Kumar Patil, KFPA President, told presspersons here on Thursday that KFPA planned a nationwide campaign since obscene films were not limited to Kannada cinema. The KFPA had unanimously decided to check the growth of such films which had even been submitted for consideration for State awards, he said.

The association had chalked out a detailed plan and was hopeful of getting support from the public and the film producers. As the first step, it would request film laboratories in the country not to process such films. It would also ask printers not to print obscene posters. The KFPA would boycott film processing laboratories and printing establishments which did not co-operate and would even initiate legal action against them, he said.

Referring to the increasing number of obscene films in Kannada in the recent past, he said the KFPA would request the makers of such films to stop doing so in the larger interests of society.

Asked about the role of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce which represented all sections of the film industry, including exhibitors and distributors, in the campaign, Mr. Patil failed to give a convincing reply.

On the question of government subsidy for films, he said all the 144 members of KFPA wanted the subsidy to continue, and no one had made any adverse comments on the issue or on the statement made by the minister concerned.

Mr. S.V. Rajendra Singh, Mr. P. Krishnaraj, Mr. S.A. Govindaraj and Mr. Joe Simon of the KFPA were present.

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