Meera Fined for Kissing
February 24th, 2005 by Andre Soares
OutlookIndia.com reports that Pakistan’s Ministry of Culture has imposed a "heavy fine" on Pakistani actress Meera. The reason for the Ministry of Culture’s stern ruling? Meera’s kisses her Indian co-star Ashmit Patel in Mahesh Bhatt’s new Bollywood production Nazar; the kissing scene was deemed against "Islamic ethics and moral values." The government, which is apparently afraid that Pakistanis will emulate Meera’s vile deed and start kissing one another, is considering a ban on Pakistani actors from acting in Indian films.
All appearances to the contrary, rumors that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has been taking lessons from the Pakistani government and that country’s religious censors seem to be unfounded.
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