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Govt. defends ban on smoking on screen

NEW DELHI: Defending the controversial notification banning smoking on screen, the Centre on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court it was willing to provide certain ``exemptions'', including allowing use of tobacco by actors depicting historical personalities. ``After considering the views expressed by various stakeholders, the Government is considering to provide exemptions'', the affidavit, filed by the Health Ministry before a Division Bench of Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice H R Malhotra in response to a petition by director Mahesh Bhatt, said. - PTI

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