Mumbai – Veteran screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar has expressed his disappointment that movies reflecting the reality of society face hurdles from regulatory bodies in India, while those rife with vulgarity seem to slip through the cracks.

Speaking at an event on Friday, Akhtar said it is a bad audience that makes a bad film successful.

“In this country, the fact is that vulgarity will still be passed by (the film regulatory bodies), they do not know that these are wrong values, a male chauvinistic view that is humiliating women and is insensitive. What will not be passed is something that shows the mirror to society,” he said at the inaugural session of Anantrang mental health cultural festival.

Akhtar said films merely try to depict reality.

“A film is a window into society throug

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