It worries me: Karan Anshuman on censorship for web shows

Censorship on web will curtail the freedom to share one's vision, believes "Inside Edge" creator Karan Anushman, who says he is "anti-censorship".

Reacting to the reports of the government asking various streaming services to develop a self-regulatory code, Karan, the creator of Amazon Prime shows like "Inside Edge" and "Mirzapur", said, "It worries me".

"Anyone who's creative in any manner is going to be worried about this because we need all the freedom we can get and viewers need all the freedom to choose," he told PTI.

In September, at an interaction between the film industry and members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Information and Broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar had invited suggestions for the certification of online content.

Karan said in an era of Internet it is impossible to censor content.

"Now you have technology, there's parental lock, you have a way to monitor things. Kids these days are super smart, they can circumvent any censorship, because the internet isn't going to shut down. What are you going to censor one or two shows here? It makes no sense. I'm anti-censorship."
"In terms of my experience with Amazon, it has been very positive and at no level have they told me to not do something because it could be a censor issue."
"They never really tell you (to not do something). But like any studio, they give very constructive notes on the scripts and it's up to us if we want to incorporate it. There is always a sensible discussion."