Does cinema reflect the society or does society emulate cinema?
This question has remained debatable for years now. Every time, something goes wrong with the society, we begin to blame the influence of the media, of cinema. While makers claim that they are only trying to emulate the reflection of our society in their work!
Who holds the stronger argument?
Wait! Is that really a question of importance? I’d consider otherwise, because I believe in a fair and a rather strong relationship between the media, films in this case and it’s people. It’s a two way affair; you give, you take and you leave some.
Talking about prominent filmmakers…
Back in the 50’s Raj Kapoor took up the element of socialism that had found it’s voice in the Indian society. Post independence, while the politicians were surrounded by the worries of governance and power, the common man was at a relief from the rules and restrictions of the British Crown.
However, many were still under the hangover of their ways and privileges in the days of the princely states. While the poor, higher than the majority weighed as the weaklings with the tyranny of the rich. This gap between the rich and the poor was not just a one-off, it still continues in ways that the debate and the arguments won’t end.
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