SHILLONG, MAR 3: The primary objective of the Indian Cinema is to maintain the spirit of democracy, renowned Indian filmmaker K Harriharan said during the “Workshop on Filmmaking” at State Convention Centre on Monday.
Harriharan said cinema taught him and others the value of democracy.
Harriharan, is also the Director of VL Prasad TV and Film Academy, Chennai.
The workshop was held as part of the opening of the exhibition on 100 years of Indian Cinema inaugurated by the Meghalaya Information and Public Relation (MIPR) minister AL Hek.
The exhibition is organized as part of the Indian Panorama Film Festival (IPFF)
According to Harriharan, cinema is a platform where the essence of democracy is maintained and creates that voice of essence where the wrongs are criticized and the rights are appreciated.
“It is only in the cinema that police, politicians and judiciary system are criticized… It’s something where we can correct the society,” Harriharan added.
Stating that democracy in India has been a shining example worldwide, Harriharan said, “It is through Cinema that we would like to sent a message about so many things even on issue like how to run the nation.”
Pointing out that India is a diverse nation in term of cultures, traditions and languages, the noted filmmaker said, “We are a unique nation, we do not have everything in common, but what is common to our people is Cinema.” He said through cinema, the medium is making an identity which is common for everybody.
He said that the exhibition will features the purest form of Indian identity adding that films like ‘Mother India’ which is one of the biggest successful film talks about the important of human values.
Hariharran said, “These films are not made to teach us lessons but for us to learn the lessons.”
Born in Mumbai, K. Hariharan has directed films in Tamil, Marathi and Hindi. Hariharan’s 1982 Tamil film ‘Ezhavathu Manithan’ won the National Film Award for best feature film in Tamil and was nominated for Golden St. George (Best Film) at the Moscow International Film Festival.
Harriharan, however, rued the fact that film language is yet to get its recognition in the syllabus of the education system of the country.
“Schools in India are yet to have film language as subject. If included it will helps our young generation to know about the importance of film and Cinema and their role towards shaping the society,” he said.
Earlier during the inaugural function, Hek said that the Film festival will give a huge fillip to young and budding filmmakers from Meghalaya and the north east.
“Such festival will provide the right kind of channel, broaden the horizon and sharing information towards developing film industry in the state,” Hek said.
He also informed that the state government is contemplating to project Meghalaya, which is a studio by itself because of its scenic beauty, as a destination for film making and shooting.
The workshop was attended by students from different educational institutions and filmmakers and producers drawn from across the state.
The Indian Panorama Film Festival will be inaugurated by Governor KK Paul later in the evening.- By Our Reporter
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