India has banned the release of "Fifty Shades of Grey" - the film adaptation of E. L. James' bestselling erotic novel from 2011 - but why?
The country's censors were allegedly taken aback by the film's raunchy dialogue, according to Time.
However, Universal Pictures - the film's backers - could appeal the decision, said Shravan Kumar, the chief executive of India's Central Board of Film Certification.
Even after "toning down" the sexually explicit scenes and cutting out all nudity, the movie was still prohibited from being shown in theaters, a source from Universal revealed, though Kumar had no reasoning as to why the board declined its release.
India isn't the first country to ban the sexual thriller. Indonesia, Kenya and Malaysia have all set restrictions on the film, which grossed upwards of $400 million.
Not only has the board denied showings of "Fifty Shades," it has also released a list of words that cannot be used in movies, and the public hasn't responded well to the limitations.
In a recently released Bollywood film, the word "lesbian" was muted, Time reported.
