ACTION BY BCCC ON COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FROM 16 APRIL 2014 TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 S.NO Programme Channel Total Nature of Complaints Telecast date Action By BCCC Number of of the Complaints programme Received reviwed by BCCC A : SPECIFIC CONTENT RELATED COMPLAINTS A-1 : Specific Content related complaints Disposed 1 Siruppu Da Star Vijay 78 The shows continuously abuse Kollywood star Suriya. They have 13.11.2016 BCCC viewed the episodes and was of the view that those in public life been abusing senior actors in the name of comedy for a long time. 14.11.2016 face greater scrutiny. Hence the accusations that actor Suriya’s This particular episode has damaged actor Suriya’s personal as professional and personal lives have been impacted by the programme may well as profession life. be an exaggeration and the complaint cannot be maintained. The complaints were DISPOSED OF. 2 Star Vijay Kalakka Povadhu 48 The shows continuously abuse Kollywood star Suriya. They have 13.11.2016 BCCC viewed the episodes and was of the view that those in public life Yaaru been abusing senior actors in the name of comedy for a long time. 14.11.2016 face greater scrutiny. Hence the accusations that actor Suriya’s This particular episode has damaged actor Suriya’s personal as professional and personal lives have been impacted by the programme may well as profession life. be an exaggeration and the complaint cannot be maintained. The complaints were DISPOSED OF. 3 Jana Na Dil Se Door Star Plus 1 Episode-1, 13/07/2016 at 17:21 hrs: It is based on a love story 13.07.2016 Episode-1, 13/07/2016 at 17:21 hrs: BCCC viewed the episode and found between Atharva and Vividha. Vividha’s father Kailash does not 23.07.2016 that the slap is shown suggestively in silhouette and the violence is also approve of their relationship. He keeps adopting tricks to show suggestive. The dialogues are provocative. Kailash says he wouldn’t let her Atharva in a bad light in front of his daughter. Atharva mortgages become like her mother, a woman of bad character.You cannot colour his house to Kailash and he moves into that house with his family. Vividha in your colours and before marriage, you must have seen many He keeps insulting Atharva’s mother. When Vividha’s mother men. The dialogues lead to character assassination but it is imperative to approaches Kailash to speak about their relationship, he slaps her show the parochial character in a negative light. It was all a part of the and says, “Do you think I will let Vividha become like you? You storyline. BCCC decided against any intervention. The complaint was want this to happen and I am aware that before marriage you must DISPOSED OF. have had affairs with many.” It denigrates women and reflects the Episode-2, 23/07/2016 at 17:41 hrs: BCCC viewed the episode and found parochial mentality of men. that Kailash, the negative male protagonist, talks to his mother very Episode-2, 23/07/2016 at 17:41 hrs: A frustrated Kailash is insensitively. He tells her, “You are a widow, yet you do make-up and dance shown to be talking to his mother Indumati insensitively. He tells to film songs. I have never objected to anything but now you have grown her, “Even after reaching 60 years, you do make-up and you have old and senile.” He says he does not need lessons from her for the lost your mind. You keep dancing to Bollywood numbers and I upbringing of his daughter. To BCCC, this seemed like a sub-plot in the have never told you anything so far. I do not need any suggestion main narrative to portray Kailash as a parochial and intransgient character from you to bring up my daughter. I have not interfered in your life who would not even listen to his mother’s advice when it comes to his and you remain shut when it comes to my daughter's life.” This daughter’s well-being. Considering it to be a part of the storyline, the reflects a parochial and narrow mindset and denigrates women. It complaint was DISPOSED OF. also impacts women’s morale. 4 Suhani Si Ek Ladki Star Plus 1 Sambhav, married to Suhani, is shown as over-possessive and 10-08-2016 BCCC viewed the episode and found that like the complaints for the doesn’t like his wife to interact with Yuvraj, her first husband. To multiple episodes that BCCC had decided on in its last meeting, Sambhav, widen the distance between them, he tries to kill Yuvani, his wife’s the negative male character, is shown to be quite villainous and possessed. daughter, by hitting her with a football and then locking her inside He is shown hurting Suhani’s daughter Yuvani by first hitting her with a the chemistry lab where some poisonous gas is leaking. This football and then locking her up in the chemistry lab. The lab fills with some sequence appears to be cruel and inhuman. It gives ideas to other poisonous gas, Yuvaani is shown to be coughing incessantly and making people to torture children. attempts to come out of the locked room. BCCC felt that this sequence was necessary to show Sambhav as a villainous character and the depiction followed the narrative. It is the channel’s prerogative to depict characters in the manner that suits its narrative. BCCC decided against any intervention. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. Page 1 of 150 S.NO Programme Channel Total Nature of Complaints Telecast date Action By BCCC Number of of the Complaints programme Received reviwed by BCCC 5 Siya Ke Ram Star Plus 1 When Ravana abducts Sita to Lanka, he is shown to be 31.05.2016 BCCC viewed the episode and found that it deals with their dramatized humiliating Sita. In one instance, Sita is shown tied with chains. In representation of the story after Sita’s abduction by Ravana. There are Ramayana, such scenes have never been shown. Such indecency scenes when Ravana’s army is shown clamouring to punish Sita for what should not be shown. her family members had done to Surpanakha, Ravana’s sister. Surpanakha is also shown talking to Sita in a derogatory and subjugating tone. Sita is chained. BCCC decided it was a dramatic representation for the mythology- based show. BCCC decided to go by its principle of non-interference in mythological depictions. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. 6 Rishton Ka Baazigar Life OK 1 Aarav, a rich brat, marries Arundhati to avenge his insult. 27.07.2016 BCCC viewed the episodes. Aarav is shown to flood the terrace with water, Arundhati feeds black grams, meant to be thrown in a well, to a 28.07.2016 carries his wife in his arms and makes her sit on a wooden stool in the black dog. The elderly person in the house punishes Arundhati by centre of the terrace. He says in my kingdom there are no “sweet asking her to sleep on the terrace. Aarav takes advantage of this, punishments”. He runs electricity in the water and tells her that when she floods the terrace with water and runs electric current in water. He sleeps, she will feel a current of 1000 watts. This will break her emotionally, says Chachu’s punishment was mild but the moment you sleep mentally and physically. In an earlier complaint received for the same you will get electric shock and break down emotionally, physically programme when the channel was called for a HEARING in its 61st BCCC and mentally. This promotes domestic violence. meeting on 1 December 2016, it had submitted that the serial was based on family values, love, deceit and redemption. Aarav has had a troubled childhood while Arundhati is a righteous, reasonable girl, who vows to rid Aarav of his agony and make him a better person. The show has ended on a positive note on 23 September and this episode has not been repeated since 22 August 2016. BCCC had also appreciated the channel’s stance, when it pointed out during the Hearing, that an attempt was made to depict the female protagonist as strong in the family and thereby sowing the seeds of change in portrayal where a woman is depicted as docile and manipulative. In view of the channel’s earlier reply and the fact that the programme has ended, the complaints were DISPOSED OF. 7 Get Out TLC 2 Despite claiming to be a travel theme show, featuring bikini models 01.10.2016 BCCC viewed the episodes and found that the focus is on photo-shoots travelling around well-known destinations and taking photo shoots, 04.10.2016 and models sensually flaunting their bodies during the shoots at various it focuses on women’s bodies. Visuals not only present women’s 12.10.2016 locations. Since the programme is shown in watershed hours, BCCC bodies in an extremely revealing, indecent and obscene manner, it decided to ignore the complaints. It, however, directed the channel to objectifies them as well. It is unsuitable for watching by children. It confirm in writing that such episodes are not repeated during general hours. violates 6 {1}(a), (d), (k), and (o) and 6 (5) Rules. The complaints were DISPOSED OF. 8 Bikini Life Fox Life 1 All episodes only present women’s bodies in an extremely 04.10.2016 BCCC viewed the episodes and found that the focus is on photo-shoots revealing, indecent and obscene manner.