Madhya Pradesh: Govt watchdog to check content and filming of scenes in movies and series

The Madhya Pradesh (MP) government will keep an eye on the content and scenes of movies and serials filmed at the holy and historical places in the state, said Narottam Mishra, the MP home minister, on Tuesday.

The state government took this decision after there was a controversy over a kissing scene in a web series A Suitable Boy, based on Vikram Seth’s novel of the same name, which was filmed at Maheshwar Temple in Khargone district. An FIR has been registered at Rewa against two executives of streaming platform Netflix for allegedly insulting religious sentiments.

Mishra said, “We have directed the district officers to record videos of the shooting of movies and series in heritage buildings and holy places of MP.”