Two unlikely allies are uniting for a good cause, Bollywood and Mumbai Police. The film fraternity will soon be trooping to a police station to take part in a campaign aimed at sensitising the industry to the portrayal of social issues.
Two unlikely allies are uniting for a good cause, Bollywood and Mumbai Police. The film fraternity will soon be trooping to a police station to take part in a campaign aimed at sensitising the industry to the portrayal of social issues.
Satyapal Singh, Commissioner of Police will be holding an interactive meeting with industry big wigs on October 5 and a lot of issues will be on the table, including the negative portrayal of the police force and women in films.
Singh told, "I have convened a meeting of Bollywood personalities next week to discuss issues like depiction of women in films and social messages to be given through films like communal harmony among others. The agenda is yet to be finalised."
Additional CP Vishwas Nangre Patil added, "It will be an interactive session where in we will try to sensitise the film industry on various issues including the poor portrayal of police. We will not make it mandatory but want the industry to take constructive steps."
Patil has already spoken to Mahesh Bhatt and the filmmaker said that the effort has come at the right time.
"It is not the first time that the film industry has been accused of having an adverse effect on the moral character of our society. With the unfortunate case of Nirbhaya and similar incidents, the question has gained a lot of importance," Bhatt told us.
When asked if the meeting stems from the recent sex comedy, "Grand Masti", which has been criticised for its risque content, Bhatt said, "If people are making a choice to watch Grand Masti, no one can stop them and the filmmaker has the right to free speech and expression, guaranteed by the Constitution. But we will listen with our hearts and correct the wrong some of us may have unintentionally done through our films."
A list of attendees will soon be put together in collaboration by both the parties and Bhatt emphasised that the two are "not meeting as dversaries". "Consider our meeting, a meeting of a large family which is getting together to deal with serious issues which can only be urgently tackled if we sit down together," he added.
Satyapal Singh, Commissioner of Police will be holding an interactive meeting with industry big wigs on October 5 and a lot of issues will be on the table, including the negative portrayal of the police force and women in films.
Singh told, "I have convened a meeting of Bollywood personalities next week to discuss issues like depiction of women in films and social messages to be given through films like communal harmony among others. The agenda is yet to be finalised."
Additional CP Vishwas Nangre Patil added, "It will be an interactive session where in we will try to sensitise the film industry on various issues including the poor portrayal of police. We will not make it mandatory but want the industry to take constructive steps."
Patil has already spoken to Mahesh Bhatt and the filmmaker said that the effort has come at the right time.
"It is not the first time that the film industry has been accused of having an adverse effect on the moral character of our society. With the unfortunate case of Nirbhaya and similar incidents, the question has gained a lot of importance," Bhatt told us.
When asked if the meeting stems from the recent sex comedy, "Grand Masti", which has been criticised for its risque content, Bhatt said, "If people are making a choice to watch Grand Masti, no one can stop them and the filmmaker has the right to free speech and expression, guaranteed by the Constitution. But we will listen with our hearts and correct the wrong some of us may have unintentionally done through our films."
A list of attendees will soon be put together in collaboration by both the parties and Bhatt emphasised that the two are "not meeting as dversaries". "Consider our meeting, a meeting of a large family which is getting together to deal with serious issues which can only be urgently tackled if we sit down together," he added.
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