In 2002, the Indian filmmaker and former chief of the country's film censor board, Vijay Anand, kicked up a controversy with a proposal to legalise the exhibition of X-rated films in selected cinemas across the country, saying "Porn is shown everywhere in India clandestinely ... and the best way to fight this onslaught of blue movies is to show them openly in theatres with legally authorised licences"."India's film censor wants to legalise porn", BBC News, 27 June 2002. Retrieved 29 May 2006. He resigned within a year after taking charge of the censor board after facing widespread criticism of his moves."BIndia's chief film censor quits", BBC News, 22 July 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
