The Ministry of Defence has written to the Central Board of Movie Certification (CBFC),
Ministry of Electronics and Info Expertise and Ministry of Info and Broadcasting to advise manufacturing homes to acquire No Objection Certificates (NOC) from the Ministry, earlier than they telecast any content material based mostly on the Military theme.
This transfer comes after they acquired a number of complaints in regards to the portrayal of Military Personnel and navy uniforms in an insulting method in some movies and internet collection.
“It has been delivered to the discovery of this Ministry that some manufacturing homes making movies on Military themes are utilizing content material that is distorting the picture of the Indian Military,” the letter learn.
The Ministry mentioned that the producers of such motion pictures and internet collection should acquire the NOC from the ministry earlier than telecasting it within the public area.
“They could even be suggested to make sure that any incident which distorts the picture of Defence Forces or damages their sentiments could also be prevented,” the letter additional learn.
Reportedly some involved residents and ex-servicemen associations have even lodged an FIR towards a manufacturing home and OTT platform to hunt authorized motion.