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Pornography in India is illegal and attracts several penal provisions. The law also states that distributing and publishing pornography is illegal. As per the act, accessing pornography is not mentioned to be illegal. Pornographic films in India are referred to as Blue Films and are available virtually anywhere; especially in areas where pirated material is already being sold.^{[citation needed]}

Contents [hide] 1 Softcore pornography 2 Indian softcore porn stars 3 Hardcore pornography 4 Online pornography 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Softcore pornography

Softcore porn industry exists in India. These movies are produced in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Telegu and Tamil languages. Such films normally have similar storyline and include a lengthy bathroom scene by the lead actress followed, at times by full nude scenes.

[edit] Indian softcore porn stars

Top soft porn actresses include Abhilasha, Pratibha, Shakeela, Maria and Reshma. Other famous stars are Devika, Sindhu, Kumtaz and Uma Maheshwari. There are many nude models like Sandy Admas, Amita Shah, Katy Mirza & Shabana De who have appeared in adult magazines like Debonair (magazine) and videos.

[edit] Hardcore pornography

Hardcore pornography is banned in India. However, some hardcore Indian porn is available illegally in Indian markets.

[edit] Online pornography

Many legal/illegal websites like Savita Bhabhi published by DeshmukhSavita Bhabhi is a manga-like erotic cartoon strip about the adventures of a bored and housewife neglected by her husband.

A Desi Fantasy website solicited and gave access to user-written pornographic narratives but as of January 2010 it seemed to have disappeared into ether, leaving behind a compendium in a blog hosted outside India. [1] These narratives are in a mixture of English and romanized Hindi/Urdu. They are notable for situations inside traditional extended families that might be considered incestuous as well as for situations documenting the sex lives of Indian yuppies whose lifestyles seem to resemble their western counterparts.

The Information Technology Act, Chapter XI Paragraph 67, the Government of India clearly considers online pornography as a punishable offense. The Indian Penal Code, 1860 section 293 also specifies, in clear terms, the law against sale of obscene objects to minors.

Chapter XI

"67. Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form. - Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeal to the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it, shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in the event of a second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees."

In Tamil Nadu, Dr. Prakash was arrested in December 2001 on charges of taking obscene photos of his women patients through hidden cameras and uploading them with the help of his US-based brother.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Internet censorship in India
• Sex in Indian entertainment
• History of sex in India
• Savita Bhabhi
• Angela Devi
• Priya Rai
• Sunny Leone

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