New Delhi, July 13 : Bollywood is perhaps in its
boldest phase ever, but the censor board often plays a spoilsport. To
combat that, filmmakers have found another way to present unedited adult
content - they are floating trailers and songs on online medium.
Filmmakers are determined to make their content go viral on internet.
When
the trailer of
Ekta Kapoor's forthcoming sex comedy "Kyaa Super Kool
Hain Hum" was allowed in theatres and TV only after suggested cuts by
the censor board, the filmmaker kept the uncut version for online
viewers.
An upset Ekta decided to play around the law. First,
she rushed to the capital to show "
Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum" promos to
media when her uncut trailer couldn't make it to the theatres with the
release of "
Bol Bachchan".
"We have a sanitised, boring promo in
the theatre for the ones who will be seeing '
Bol Bachchan'. But I want
to show the real promo to everyone, so that's going online! I will
create as much buzz as I can for the film because I can't fight the law,
I can work around it," Ekta told IANS.
"I'd rather have the
audience decide whether the promo of my film is vulgar or funny and
naughty. Luckily, the response is positive online," she added.
When the uncensored promo of the film was released on
YouTube, it was a hit and has so far got over 522,500 hits on
YouTube.
Pooja
Bhatt decided to promote "
Jism 2" songs with adult content on internet,
rather than opting for the tedious job of snipping out so-called
objectionable scenes from her film.
With "
Jism 2", Pooja is
introducing Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone in her scintillating and
sizzling avatar to the Indian film industry.
The director has
shot six songs for the film, but she has chosen to showcase only three
songs with asexual content on TV. The rest have gone online - "a more
than worthy competitor of TV," said Pooja recently.
It is a conscious decision she had to make.
"We
have six songs in '
Jism 2'. Only three cater to a universal audience
without losing their essence. The other three cannot be made to seem
asexual! Hence, we will only submit to the censor board and plug on TV
those songs of '
Jism 2' what we feel is appropriate for a family
audience," Pooja wrote on her Twitter page.
The
actress-turned-director is happy that viewers get a chance to choose
what to watch without a "roadblock" by the censor board.
"The
three '
Jism 2' songs that cater to the average thinking, discerning,
passionate, ADULTS may be viewed freely and by CHOICE across the
internet.
"This is the FIRST time a mainstream film has chosen
the internet and social media as a more than worthy competitor to
television," Pooja said, adding it's "a brand new, sane and fair way
forward for all!"
The two ladies have started a new trend that many would follow!
© IANS