In developing countries like India, cinema has been the most popular and loved means of entertainment. The heroes and heroines have become role models for the young population of the counrty. No doubt the Indian cinema has produced a great deal of revolutionary movies, but there are also such movies which cause harm to people as individuals.
Some film-makers are into popularity and applause merely by showcasing bedroom-scenes and have naked busty heroins swaying throughout the films.
The other thing is that showcasing of fighting scenes and violence has caused a major threat to the society.
Showing obscene and rape scenes and violence has caused a deterioration in the ever decreasing position of the women in the society. The cinema contributes a great deal of stereotypes against women in the society. Cinema portrays women as either too bold to fight all the odds against her or too fragile and weak that all she needs is a husband. There are many movies that portray orthodox myths and stereotypes against women. We see women characters that say a clear 'no' to certain things and we later find them indulging in the things they rejected. This has unknowingly created a culture that a women's 'no' is actually a 'yes'. It may be true in ancient times when a woman was shy or was not allowed to express certain thoughts in public. But in modern times a women is all free and has the courage to say a clear 'no'.
It is often seen that a hero is indulged in stalking the girl he is in love with. And to our amazement the gurl herself approves this 'not-so-social' behavior. Indian cinema has legitimized the anti-social culture of stalking.
The Indian cinema has created a culture far away from the real Indian culture. The heroines are sometimes forced to wear certain kinds of costumes, it they refuse, they are considered conservative and are deemed unsuitable for 'the roles'.
The latest trend has been to objectify women and degrading their self esteem. Women are used as merely an object of desire. The latest vogue among film-makers has been showcasing rape scenes to a great extent. But is this concepr to create awareness even working? Or is it just leading to an increase in the particular social evil? I personally feel that instead of watching these vulgar scenes, I would rather like to explore the early days of the culprit so that certain reforms could be made.
The other threat the Indian cinema is posing on society is an increase in violence. The evident fact is that more than 75% of children watch movies and almost all the movies contain violent fight scenes. This has unknowingly promoted a sense of aggression among young and adolescents. The young minds get attracted by this new fad. This nevertheless creates a sense of desensitization among them. They become arrogant about every other thing, ruining their innocent childhood.
The violence hasnit even left alone the youngsters. It has become a new trend aming youngsters. If one does not promote violence, he is often insulted and looked down upon by the peer group. Not only youngsters, but every other man who abandons violence is looked down upon. This is merely because of the age old mindset that men are 'Machos'. If they turn their back to violence, thy are considered as effiminate and cowardly. To prove his masculinity, a man has to get engaged in the emitionally distressing violence.
So, Indian media sonehow affects the already deteriorating mentality of the society. It is serving as a source of depression rather than entertainment. Many faces in the industry are of the view that the cinema is a reflection of society, but in some way or the other, it is becoming a source of violence against women, men and children.
The need of the day is that reforms be made regarding vulgar films and actions be taken against any producer or director who tries to violate the laws. The censor board should also be made strong and held responsible for any shortcomings.
Besides, the actors also need to understand their duty towards the society. They must work for social well being and not just filling up their bank accounts with money.
At an individual level, we also need to understand ehat is profitable for the society and should only watch the movies that contain good and sensible content and story.
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