A pivotal scene in Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' was censored in India with a health warning and anti-smoking PSA, tarnishing the filmmaker's intent.

The World Health Organization first initiated it in 1987. "The annual observance informs the public on the dangers of using ...

4 The MPA has implemented warnings on some media related ... In fact, it has been estimated that 6 of every 10 movies rated PG-13 depicted cigarette smoking or other tobacco use.

Filmmakers will have to get scenes showing smoking cleared by the censors as part of sweeping new rules sparked by the failure of general anti-tobacco warnings at movie screenings. Under proposed ...

Movie characters smoke less since 1998 regulations that stopped tobacco companies from buying on-screen brand placements, according to a new study. But at the same time, researchers found the number ...

NEW DELHI: The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that all over-the-top (OTT) streaming platforms will now have to display anti-tobacco warnings as seen in movies screened in theatres and TV ...

Over-the-top (OTT) platforms may soon be required to display anti-tobacco health spots for at least 30 seconds when users begin streaming content, if the Union Health Ministry's proposals are ...

Already, all smoking and alcohol-drinking scenes in movies in India’s cinemas and ... in India after learning about mandatory anti-tobacco warnings would be inserted into its smoking scenes.

Surgeon generals have attached warning labels to tobacco and alcohol ... and the move led to a drop in youth exposure to tobacco in movies. Then, in 2012, the surgeon general released a report ...

In one of the world's largest movie markets, even an unlit cigarette lying harmlessly on a coffee table could trigger a warning, forcing viewers to wonder if they paid to watch a Ryan Coogler film ...