Producers Will Have To Take Permission From Defence Ministry To Make A Movie Or Web Series On Indian Army

In a letter to I&B, the defence ministry said that producers must obtain permission from the ministry before telecasting a film or web series on military-related matters.

There has been an ongoing issue in the portrayal of the Indian Army in different movies and web series. To some people, filmmakers are not doing an appropriate job in the character illustration of military personals. However, making films, web series, and serials on the Indian Army is going to be difficult now. The Defence Ministry says that before telecasting anything related to the Indian Army, the producer must take the NOC from the Ministry of Defence. Many people from the Ministry of Defence had complained that people show the uniforms of army personnel and soldiers in a derogatory manner in the film. Due to this, the morale of army personnel falls. ALSO READ|Bihar Police Accuses Mumbai Police Of Non-Cooperation, Sushant's Death Case Now A Cop Turf War After receiving similar complaints, the Defence Minister wrote to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in this matter. He wrote, "Several films are portraying the military officers in and military uniforms in a disrespectful and derogatory manner." In this letter sent on 27 July, it was said that some production houses are tarnishing the image of the army through some content. Owing to this situation, the letter disclosed that producers will now have to get a NOC signed from the Ministry of Defence before the portrayal of any military-related affairs. The letter added that the Defence Ministry should also prevent all such incidents. Is going on, which spoils the image of the security forces and hurts their feelings. Last month, Bigg Boss 13 contestant Hindustani Bhau filed an FIR against Ekta Kapoor for the inappropriate portrayal of the Indian Army and insulting the National Emblem. He alleged that in her web series ‘XX: Uncensored 2’ on Alt Balaji, our country has been defamed. Ekta Kapoor removed the controversial scenes after the complaint was lodged.