Censorship in Bengal is coloured blue

April 20, 2012 13:43

Why blue? Censorship is intriguing in many ways; this time it has added a choice of colour to its list of inaccessible mysteries. On the posters advertising a film entitled Hate Story, Paoli Dam's exposed skin is being painted blue. This is reportedly by orders of the Calcutta High Court, which refused to stay the order of the state censor board prohibiting the display of the allegedly offending posters on the open street. Why not black?

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