| The issue has come up following a ruling delivered
yesterday on a PIL filed by a Mumbai resident. Chief Justice DS Bhandari
and Justice DY Chandrachud has issued an order restraining channels,
among which are Star TV, Sony TV, Zee TV, Udaya TV, AXN TV and Sun
Network's Surya TV, from telecasting adult movies and programmes without
prior permission of the CBFC. The court has also asked the channels
to file affidavits stating how many adult movies were shown during
the last three months with timing details.
In the light of the ban, some of the movies Star Movies has lined
up for September might raise a few eyebrows, not so much the selection
as the timing. The channel is premiering The Guru on 4 September
at 9 pm. On 25 September it scheduled to telecast the Jennifer Aniston
starrer The Good Girl at 9 pm. The Angelina Jolie starrer
Mojave Moon is scheduled for a 7:05 pm airing on 19 September.
Another Jolie starrer Original Sin is slotted at 6:50 pm
on 26 September.
In the late-night time band AXN has been telecasting adult shows
Hot and Wild, Celebrities Uncensored and Bikini
Destinations. HBO has the adult show Sex and the City
for the late night viewer segment and Zee English is set to premiere
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar 2000-2004 on 5 September.
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