A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature
‘Children’s Films in Indian Cinema’ was the discussed on day two
of IFFI- 2017 by the panelist Prasoon
Joshi, CBFC Chairperson; Nitesh Tiwari, Director; Rajiv Chilaka, Founder
and Managing Director of Green Gold Animation and Ms. Devika Prabhu, Executive director of programming for Disney.The
experts of this special panel threw the light on the importance of the making
of a film for children and young adults. They also run through the ways in
which the sententious strand of cinema can gather heft and a momentum
in our rapidly changing times. The state of children’s cinema has witnessed
many ups and downs over the years but it has never lost its relevance nor has
it lost its appeal as the source of entertainment. This panel discussion was
curated by Vani Tripathi, Member, Steering Committee of IFFI 2017 and Mr. Sunit
Tandon, Director IFFI 2017.
Prasoon Joshi, who moderated the panel discussion along with
Nitesh Tiwari, Rajiv Chilaka and Devika Prabhu started off brilliantly by
pointing out a valid question, that if there is a difference between a film
about children and a film for children? Whether the Children’s’ films are about
children or for the children? To which, Nitesh
Tiwari replied that, it depends on the content, subject and the intention with
which film is made. Further, Mr. Tiwari said that, the movie like ‘Taare Zaameen
Par’, focused on education which was portrayed in an entertaining and
lighthearted manner. Commercial success and lack of creativity is what’s
stopping filmmakers to make movies for kids. It is sad that the production
budget is now decided not according to the script but according to who stars in
it.” he added.
On talking about thinking a special way of making films for
children, Nitesh added that, the movie ‘Chillar Party’ which he directed was
predominantly made thinking, that it will be consumed by kids more than the
adult audience but the movie was loved by all. When one makes films thinking
more about children, one needs to make the film in a certain way and add
certain elements. Further he added that we need to make more films for children
but it should also resonate with the people of all age groups.
Dr Rajiv Chilaka, the Founder and Managing Director of
Hyderabad-based Green Gold Animation and the creator of cartoon TV
programs including ‘Krishna Cartoon Series’ and ‘Chhota Bheem’, said that, the kids’ world is a fantastic world
and expressed happiness that a lot of people have gathered here for a session
about children’s cinema. He mentioned that the 50 percent of the television
audience is below the age group of 14, so there’s a huge market for children’s
content and we should try making more films for everyone, especially children
which everyone should enjoy. He added that they have made four animation films
and the kids who came to the theatre enjoyed it and the movies got high TRPs.
The 48th Edition of IFFI will take place till 28th of November,
2017 in the beach state of Goa. IFFI is India’s biggest and Asia’s oldest
film festival, making it one of the most prestigious in the world.
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