The news that has just come in from the Madras High Court is that, henceforth, there will be a ban on cut-out banners of living people. Reports suggest that Trilokshana Kumari, a resident of Arumbakkam, Chennai had filed a case and the judgment has come in her favour with a ban brought in for cut-outs made for living people.

Though this has been enforced on political grounds, this could possibly be applicable for film stars as well. It is a known fact that stars like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Ajith, etc., have a huge fan following and there is a festival style celebration that happens with cut-outs and banners during the release of their films.

If this ban stays applicable for film stars as well, it would affect the celebration of fans and would be disappointing news for them, as cut-outs of their favourite stars are a regular part of the celebration. Will we stop seeing cut-outs and banners for our favourite stars?