Vardhan Puri Contradicts Salman Khan's Spot On OTT Censorship, Says 'Everyone Should Have The Right To Choose'

Salman Khan recently stated at an event that he thought OTT should be controlled and content with profanity, swearing, and nudity deleted. The actor thought that effective oversight of the OTT content was necessary. Salman was opposed by actor Vardhan Puri, who is the grandson of renowned performer Amrish Puri.

He thought that censorship of OTT services would stifle creativity. The younger actor believed that adults should have a say in what they saw. Actor Vardhan Puri said that people have to have the freedom to choose what they want to watch on OTT.

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Salman, who was just announced as the 2018 Filmfare Awards host, believed that having 'clean' content will make it safer for kids and teenagers to watch. Additionally, he thought that viewership would rise after the movies and TV series were restricted. 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan,' the actor's upcoming movie, will hit theatres on April 21 in time for Eid. Farhad Samji is the director of the Hindi movie.

Vardhan told popular news channels, "I respect everyone's opinion. I personally would beg to differ. I feel creativity is dead if there is any censorship. I am anti-censorship. I do believe in Certification, there can be guidelines put, and there can be labels drawn. But as adults, everyone should be able to choose what they want to watch. I do not stand for censorship, especially on OTT."

He added, "Certification is fine, but cutting portions out, not allowing something to release because of language, nudity, or vulgarity, makes no sense to me. Regulation is fine, but censorship is not. You have to regulate who can watch the content because there are also minors who do consume this kind of content. But, deciding for people what is okay for them to watch is, I think, kind of ridiculous."

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Vardhan made his acting debut alongside Shivaleeka Oberoi in 'In Yeh Saali Aashiqui.' He played a dual role in the romantic thriller that Cherag Ruparel directed. Before making his acting debut, Vardhan had previously served as an assistant director on the movies 'Daawat-e-Ishq', 'Shuddh Desi Romance', and 'Ishaqzaade.'