This year, the audience saw Namit across digital platforms in projects such as A Suitable Boy , Aarya and Mafia . He is now awaiting the streaming of his next, Aafat-E-Ishq .

For the layman, the Centre’s move is similar to the manner in which Singapore enforces censorship of all platforms – physical and otherwise, through ‘out of bounds markers’.

The debate surrounding freedom of expression versus upholding the morals and decency via censorship has been a long-standing one. The advent of the Internet, and subsequently video sharing platforms,...