ACTION BY BCCC ON COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FROM 16 APRIL 2014 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 S.NO Programme Channel Total Nature of Complaints Telecast Action By BCCC Number date of the of programme Complain reviwed by ts BCCC Received A : SPECIFIC CONTENT RELATED COMPLAINTS A-1 : Specific Content related complaints Disposed 1 Oggy and the Cockroaches Nick and Cartoon 1 The programme uses cheap street language derived from Nil The Council found the complaint to be thematic, not episodic. The channels Bollywood movies. This has a very bad impact on children. programme uses Mumbai’s tapori language, dubbed in voice overs of film stars. The content, however, is not age-inappropriate. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. 2 Bilqees Kaur Zindagi 14 Episode-1 (29/09/15): In this and other episodes, the protagonist, 21.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episode. The serial is about a Sikh woman and a Muslim Bilqees Kaur, is shown smoking. No warning was shown. Smoking 29.09.2015 man, who elope to get married. Though Pakistani, the couple has been living cigarette is against Sikhism. The name Kaur is related to Sikhs. It in the US for 30 years. The woman has been shown smoking ‘bidis’ in a few has hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community. episodes accompanied by statutory warning. BCCC did not find the content Multiple Episodes: The Pakistani drama promotes conversion to to be objectionable and it adhered to the statutory warning. BCCC found no Islam through marriage. The drama is based on a character who ground to intervene as it would amount to dictating the storyline. The has converted to Islam from Sikhism. This topic comes up quite channel was advised not to hurt religious sentiments of the audiences often. It is insulting for Sikhs/non-Muslims. According to the anti- through the depiction of the character. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. conversion law, no person can be forced or induced to be converted. This drama violates the laws by promoting conversion through a mass media channel. 3 Sarojini Zee TV 3 Excessive violence is shown, encouraging evil minds. It shows 17.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episode and found the depiction to be superfluous. The women’s torture for entertainment, promotes oppression and 19.09.2015 serial is based on a well-educated daughter-in-law and a tyrant father-in-law superstitions like eating cow's leftovers. The female protagonist, an 25.09.2015 at cross purposes. BCCC did not find any ground to intervene. The educated married woman, is made to walk on fire to prove her complaint was DISPOSED OF. innocence. This is insulting to women. The producers are incapable of handling the issue of women’s empowerment. They also showed how to make a bomb out of a vegetable. This promotes domestic violence. 4 Promo of Lajwanti Zee TV 1 In the promo, a glimpse of communal riot is shown. Such sensitive 28.09.2015 BCCC viewed the Promo and found that it has used suggestive visuals of a issues should be checked before its telecast. mob eager to riot in the pre-Partition era. The complaint was found to be not maintainable and it was DISPOSED OF. 5 Promo of Fear Files Zee TV 1 The programme shows vulgarity in most episodes. The said 06.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episode which deals with making a horror film at a episode had many scenes not suitable for family audience, haunted bungalow. The episode has intimate scenes between male and including children. female protagonists. But considering that it is shown in watershed hours, the complaint was DISPOSED OF. 6 Badi Devrani & TV 1 A woman practises black magic on family members of her daughter-24.08.2015 BCCC viewed the episode and found that the episode contains depiction of in-law. It is shown to bring the desired results. Such content makes black magic and occult at regular intervals. BCCC decided to issue an people believe in superstition, prompting them to go to ‘babas’ who Advisory on the abovementioned subject for the benefit of member channels. practise such acts. The channel was also advised caution in depiction of such themes dealing with exorcism, occult, paranormal and other practices. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. Page 1 of 68 S.NO Programme Channel Total Nature of Complaints Telecast Action By BCCC Number date of the of programme Complain reviwed by ts BCCC Received 7 Udaan Colors 3 Episode-1 (22/09/15; 8:30 PM): It shows violence towards children 22.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episodes and found that the negative female character as to the extent of forcible organ removal. Such inhuman acts will 15.09.2015 shown in the episodes deals with organ selling. Though the disclaimer impact children negatively. 26.09.2015 suggests it is a work of fiction, the channel has been advised to be sensitive Episode-2 (15/09/15; 8:30 PM): My wife is suffering from an end- to portrayal of such themes. The other complaints were not found to be stage kidney disease. A transplant is not possible due to stringent maintainable as it was a plot from the storyline. The complaints were laws for donors. Showing such despicable acts by NGOs – DISPOSED OF. kidnaping children and selling their organs – makes it even more difficult for people like her to get the laws changed. Sri Lanka has laws for non-related donors while we suffer in India due to such notions of the lawmakers. Episode-3 (26/09/15; 5:30PM): A child correctional home was shown where children were made to cook food for inmates without precautions or supervision. Gross indifference to child labour or of safety norms in industrial kitchens was shown. 8 Swaragini Colors 4 The content is objectionable. It shows drugging women. Sexual 14.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episode. The female character confesses to all her assault after drugging women is already prevalent. A fake suicide wrongdoings under the influence of some drug administered to her without attempt was also shown. In future episodes, fake rape charges on a her knowledge. The sub-plot was considered to be a part of the channel’s man will be shown. This is not acceptable. So many girls suffer storyline and BCCC did not find any reason to intervene. The complaint was from real rape. The producers are using their creative liberty to DISPOSED OF. show false rape charges to boost their TRPs. 9 Jhalak Dikhla Ja Colors 2 Anchor Manish Paul made fun of Shri Asaram Bapu. The case is 05.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episode and found that the anchor was humorously sub-judice. It is disheartening to see the producers reflect such describing his on-screen and off-screen pair without any apparent reference immature behaviour. Please take action against the show for to any individual. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. hurting the feelings Asaram Bapu’s followers. 10 Splits Villa MTV 1 The episode is a re-telecast of the original telecast in August. The 01.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episode. The male and female contestants were assigned content spreads vulgarity. In a task, the participants (couples) try to a task to bring a coconut from the hip to the lip without using hands. As for push the coconut without touching it by their hand but by the front involving any star in the programme, BCCC felt it was a matter of channel’s side of their bodies. Meanwhile, a porn star, who is the host, makes discretion and outside the Council’s purview. The complaint was DISPOSED some erotic and vulgar expressions to add flavour in the game. The OF. content can have negative impact on children and youth. This must be stopped and porn stars must not be involved in such shows. 11 Ninja Hattori Nick 1 Ninja Hattori was teaching Shinjo and Shishimanu how to blow 11.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episode and found that the phrase ‘ullu ka pattha’ was bubbles. Amara comes in (sitting on tree) and enjoys bursting the beeped in the impugned episode. The channel was, however, advised to be bubbles of Shishimanu. Amara abuses Hattodi, Shishimanu and cautious and sensitive of what they show on cartoon channels to avoid others by saying “ullu ka pattha”. Children watch this programme. impacting impressionable minds. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. The channel should refrain from using such language. 12 LOL Big Magic 1 An old woman, who is going on a date, asks a younger man what 01.09.2015 BCCC viewed the episode. It was a prank in which an old woman she should wear. She then pulls out some women underwear from approaches a young man and seeks his advice on what undergarments she a bag and starts showing it to him. I was watching a movie with my should wear on a date. She then goes on to show this young man two sets parents and in the middle of the movie this mini episode appeared. of undergarments and the young man answers her question very sportingly. The channel has been showing adult content repeatedly. The objection was not found to be maintainable. The complaint was DISPOSED OF. Page 2 of 68 S.NO Programme Channel Total Nature of Complaints Telecast Action By BCCC Number date of the of programme Complain reviwed by ts BCCC Received 13 Doli Armano Ki Zee TV 2 A scene showed a girl filing a complaint for rape in the police 24.07.2015 BCCC had viewed the episodes, issued a Notice to the channel and called it station but the policemen continuously harassed her.