The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India which was enacted to prohibit indecent representation of women through

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

, web series, advertisement or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner. If any OTT platforms presented women as a sex object or showing

nudity Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. The loss of body hair was one of the physical characteristics that marked the biological evolution of modern humans from their hominin ancestors. Adaptations related to ...

and obscenity towards women in its shows, then it would be a punishable offence and this may lead to banning of the series or its OTT platform.

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Acts of the Parliament of India 1986 Women's rights in India Women's rights legislation Rajiv Gandhi administration Sex laws in India 1986 in women's history {{India-law-stub