Industry Lacks Unity, Points Farhan Akhtar

    • deebashree.mohanty@timesgroup.com
    • Publish Date: Nov 16 2017 12:51PM
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    • Updated Date: Nov 16 2017 12:51PM
Industry Lacks Unity, Points Farhan Akhtar

Are there any hopes left for free and independent Cinema? We doubt. Seeing the ongoing protests against Padmavati and the information and broadcasting ministry’s decision to pull out two films from screening at IFFI, it's currently a sad state of affairs for Indian Cinema. 

Reacting to this situation, Farhan Akhtar has said the film industry needs to come together in such testing times. Giving his piece of mind on the same, Farhan said, “This is not just about those two films or just about the film (Padmavati). This has happened in the past with many films. Unfortunately, we also have to blame ourselves. We should not just be pointing fingers, there is lack of unity (in the film industry) when it comes to these things. Everyone gets scared. It is a small industry... There are not that many people. If they don’t come together to create an environment that they themselves can function in, the way they want to, nobody else is going to do that for them.”

Farhan also explained why we need not spoon-fed the audience as they deserve to “be exposed” to different kinds of ideas and cultures through cinema. 

“... But you do not have the freedom to threaten somebody or cause grievous bodily harm or cause damage.”He said there is a certain ambiguity regarding the rules and regulations prescribed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), which is “unfortunate”. “We, as a film industry, are depended on the CBFC to tell us what is ok and what is not. We have accepted that. Beyond that, it is in the hands of the I&B Ministry and for the government to protect the films and the filmmakers.”


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Hemalatha.G Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary Scho

Yeah! Lack of unity makes it difficult to solve an issue.

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

When there is teamwork and collaboration then unity becomes your strength and wonderful things can be achieved. I strongly agree with him.

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