ACTION BY BCCC ON COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FROM 16 APRIL 2014 TO 31 AUGUST 2017 S.NO Programme Channel Total Nature of Complaints Telecast date of the Action By BCCC Number of programme reviwed Complaints by BCCC Received A : SPECIFIC CONTENT RELATED COMPLAINTS A-1 : Specific Content related complaints Disposed 1 Crime Patrol Sony 3 Episode 09-05-2017: It is shown that a girl Asha gets trapped with a gang 09-05-2017 Episode 09-05-2017: BCCC viewed the episode and found that this crime- of human smugglers. She is sold to Bina from Rajasthan and to please her 01-08-2017 based show did not denigrate the child. The show came out with a positive clientele, both Indian and foreign, she starts giving her injections which will 07-08-2017 messaging and the depiction was not considered to be outlandish or lead to her body’s growth. Asha will start looking like a 14-15 years old girl. grotesque. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. It is shown that Asha has her periods and her dress is blood-stained. This Episode 01/08/17: BCCC viewed the episode and found that the mother is objectionable and it denigrates children. wanted to discipline her son by inflicting torture on her. In the process the child Episode 01-08-2017: It shows a child talking about how he got gifts from gets detached from the family members and runs away from the house. In the everyone when he was born and even now he get presents from everyone second story a seven-year-old sister is shown to murder her sibling who is two in the form of beatings. Lot of beating marks on his back can be seen. It is year old because she wanted her to be disciplined. The story has positive very disturbing. messaging from the anchor on what needs to be done to avoid recurrence of Episode 07/08/17, 10 PM: Involving children in such an episode where such cases. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. they are exposed to violence is not good. It is requested to keep them Episode 07/08/17: BCCC viewed the episode. It was a story based on child away. sacrifice to cure one’s grandson of a heart problem. The story focusses on how a man kills his daughter to hide the fact that he was involved in child sacrifice. No visuals which could be considered grotesque or disturbing were shown. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. 2 Splits Villa X MTV 1 In this youth reality show, contestants have to find their perfect match. This 23-07-2017 BCCC viewed the episode and found that in this reality show the female season’s theme is “experiment of love”. The task is to go out on a date. participants were assigned to go out on a date with the male contestants and One woman participant wears a bra, skirt and a black coat which is they had to ascertain which male was best suited to their taste. One of the objectionable. This not only serves vulgarity to viewers but also creates a contestants wore a revealing dress and the other female contestant was found wrong impression of women. to be grumbling about her sartorial sense. Not found maintainable, the complaint was DISPOSED OF. Page 1 of 199 S.NO Programme Channel Total Nature of Complaints Telecast date of the Action By BCCC Number of programme reviwed Complaints by BCCC Received 3 Sex and the City AXN 1 Episode 01/05/2017, 00:15AM: The clip begins with Samantha staring at 01.05.2017 BCCC viewed the episodes and decided against any intervention as the herself in the mirror wearing a towel and suddenly looks down her crotch in 25.04.2017 programme is telecast during watershed hours and does not get repeated shock, suggesting that she noticed a grey pelvic hair in her private area. during day time. The complaints were DISPOSED OF. Following which, Samantha is seen with Carrie in a washroom. Carrie asks Samantha, “Okay, What is so important that it couldn’t wait?” Samantha in a jiffy says, “I found a grey hair.” Carrie looks at her and asks, “In the food?” Samantha responds, “In my hair down their (points towards her pelvic region). Well, what am I going to do, it’s a disaster.” Carrie says, “No, it’s not a disaster, it’s all part of getting older, you said that yourself.” Samantha again says, “My eyes getting old is one thing, but this (she means her vagina)… this cannot get old. What will Smith (her boyfriend) think?” Carrie again tries to calm her down saying that Smith is well aware of the fact that Samantha is older than him. Samantha says, “Older, not old and this is old. No man wants to **** Grandma’s ****.” Carrie almost shouts, “Oh, God, this is a child’s birthday party.” But, Samantha remains occupied with her problem, “Oh I was going to tweeze, but if you pluck it six more will come to its funeral. Well that’s what they say.” In the next shot, Samantha’s boyfriend Smith is lying on a bed and Samantha comes from the other side wearing a robe. Samantha stands in front of Smith and says, “I have something to show you and I don’t want you to freak out.” Then she unfastens her robe and shows her pelvic region to Smith. Smith looks quite amused and Samantha says to him, “I know you enjoy a full ****. But there is something that I should tell you.” A voiceover is heard – “There is one moment in every relationship where you risk letting someone know the real you.” Samantha says, “I am a working woman, and I don’t have time to for you to be down searching for it, so I wanted to make everything nice and simple” which suggests that she had shaved her pelvic hair. 4 My Shocking Story Discovery 1 Dede is inflicted with Pebenoma virus and is undergoing treatment at 21-07-2017 BCCC viewed the episode. The programme focussed on the medical condition University of Southern California under the supervision of Dr. Martin Caste. of a person suffering from Pebenoma virus. The doctor examines his body The man undergoing treatment has been shown nude and his both elbows completely and in the process some nudity is shown which is not objectionable. have also been shown which is very objectionable. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. 5 Dual Survival Discovery 1 In this reality show two people have to survive the challenges in a jungle or 17-05-2017 BCCC viewed the episode and found that the episode focussed on survival of any other place. Two contestants have been left in a desert and they catch two men left in the desert. They have been shown to rip open a lizard and dry it a lizard to eat. The way the lizard is shown to be cut is objectionable and in the sun before it becomes fit for human consumption. The Council did not the way it is dried in the desert should have been avoided or at least find the content objectionable. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. blurred. Page 2 of 199 S.NO Programme Channel Total Nature of Complaints Telecast date of the Action By BCCC Number of programme reviwed Complaints by BCCC Received 6 Alaska: The Last Frontier Discovery World HD 1 This reality series documents the lives of the Kilcher clan who reside in the 08-05-2017 BCCC viewed the episode. A family in Alaska shoots its cow. Parts of the Alaska’ Alaskan hinterlands, acting as a custodian as well as living off the acres of animal – skin for shed cover, blood to nurture the garden, intestines to be used land they inhabit from their forefathers who were Swiss immigrants. They as compost and the meat for usage during winter – were shown. The family survive by simply relying on natural surroundings and their own innovative head was said he does not enjoy killing an animal but it is essential for their ideas. Their daily routine consists of hunting mostly, raising livestock and survival. Not found maintainable, the complaint was DISPOSED OF. growing vegetables for food source as they busy themselves preparing for next winter. Otto Kilcher prepares to slaughter one of his cows for creating trouble in his farm and specifically for storing its meat for winter. In order to make sure that the cow is laid to rest painlessly, Otto decides to do it quick by shooting right below its ear saying “this way she’s gonna be peaceful when she goes down.” He aims and kills it, evident with a loud bang to which his wife Charlotte expresses “when I hear the gunshot…that does always make me feel sad when you know you’ve just gone from life to death…you know with the bang.” Otto then demonstrates and explains, “She dropped with that nice one clean shot. When I have to go slaughter cattle, I don’t enjoy it but this particular cow, I took special satisfaction in the role of protector of my other cows.” Otto’s son Eivan lends a helping hand “in exchange for some beef” driving a tractor towards the farm. The cow is lifted and hooked upside down using the tractor’s front loader in order to cut the cow’s jugular veins and remove all the blood. They describe the scene as “a lot of blood…like 5 gallons coming out in 2 seconds” pouring into a bucket and asserting that it is crucial for the blood to be entirely pumped out of the body till the very end.