Originally Posted by GUWonder

Yes -- with some exceptions countries of which I could name.

Regarding "harsher punishment": even IF an Indian citizen, effectively the "harsher punishment" for heterosexually-oriented "obscene" material means that such a person will be harassed for a bribe more so than most all non-Indian citizens. (For many purposes, NRIs, technically- or colloquially-speaking, are treated rather like "foreigners" .... especially for various purposes vis-a-vis low level Indian government officials).

Ending up in Tihar jail/prison for DVDs of heterosexually-oriented pornography imported from abroad for personal use is highly unlikely in 2005. And if this regards material on a laptop computer when the laptop computer is declared, then the likelihood of landing in any kind of serious trouble (i.e., that lasts for more than a few hours) is slim to nil.

I'd be more concerned about the transit through DXB than the customs in HYD.