• INFLUENCE OF MOVIES ON YOUNGSTERS

  • Hemant Goswami
  • Rajesh Kashyap
Publication date
December 2014

Abstract

“Cigarette and other tobacco products Act 2003 ” which specifically called for an end to direct and indirect form of tobacco advertisements. Since the enactment of the legislation, the tobacco companies are prohibited from any kind of advertisement. Are the tobacco companies resorting to covert form of advertisement which included product placement in Indian movies? Are myths about tobacco use being promoted through movies? This study attempts to study the actual incidents of tobacco use in the Indian movies after 2003 and also to have a snapshot view of the influence it creates on young peoples mind so as to understand the actual impact of smoking/tobacco images on youngsters. Methods

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