Delhi Belly is obscene, against Indian culture: Petition in MP high court

The Madhya Pradesh high court in Jabalpur on Thursday issued notices to the Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and three others on a petition demanding the stay of screenings of Delhi Belly for its alleged obscenity and use of abusive language.

The notices were issued by the division bench of Justices Vimla Jain and K K Lahoti on the petition filed by Dr Ajay Seth. Replies are to be filed by July 12.

Besides Aamir, other respondents are the Censor Board and the Madhya Pradesh chief secretary.

The petitioner said people, especially the youth, treat Aamir as ‘God of the acting world’ and he has made a number of inspirational films.

However, Delhi Belly, which he has produced, is obscene and has abusive language which is ‘against the Indian culture’, petition says.

The petition also says that the Censor Board has cleared the picture despite some ‘blue-film’ like scenes.