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Onir, whose film 'I Am' was not telecast on Doordarshan

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because it did not have 'U' certification, feels that censorship in India needs a change in the outlook.
"My film won the National Award but had no place on TV. Censorship in India is highly questionable. We are an adult society and so adult content should be allowed on television in certain time slot. Today children are anyway exposed to so much more. We have to talk about it. You can have such films slotted after 9 pm at night. Before that you can have U/A films. So I feel there is a lack of wanting to grow up," he said.

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First Published: Feb 21 2013 | 3:35 PM IST

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