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Ever wondered why porn films are called blue films? Here's why

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: December 22, 2022 17:36 IST

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Have you ever wondered why porn is referred to as a 'Blue Film' in India? This is something that you would not hear in any other part of the world.
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Well, there are several theories regarding this. Some of them seem to be valid to some extent and others don’t.
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It is said that adult films in its starting days were very hard to make. Budgets were practically non-existent and the film producers used to be very secretive about their movies.
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And at that time to create a film quickly and in low-cost they used to give it a bluish colour tint. The audience used to watch the cheap blue coloured films and coined the name “blue movie”.
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Another theory suggests that the shopkeepers who used to sell the adult VCR cassettes wrapped them in the blue packages. This is how they got popular as Blue films.
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One more reason is stated regarding the “Blue Film” terminology. It says that the term “blue film” means a cinematic production that works opposite to the standard moral code.
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Basically, it’s a spin-off from the “blue laws” that existed in many states 50-60 years back.
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