Cinema not only an industry but medium of artistic expression: Prez Murmu

Cinema plays a major role in building a better society and nation, said President Droupadi Murmu at the 68th National Film Awards ceremony here on Friday. Addressing a gathering after presenting the awards, she said as an audio-visual medium, the influence of films is much wider than other art forms. "Being an audio-visual medium, the impact of film is more extensive than all other mediums. Drama used to be the most influential audio visual art-medium since ancient times. "Cinema is not only an industry, it is also a medium of artistic expression of our culture and values ??of life. It is also a medium for connecting our society and nation-building," the president said at the ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan. Citing the example of Richard Attenborough's 1982 movie "Gandhi", she said films based on Indian values and personalities can also do good business. "I believe that good films based on Indian ideals and characters are also successful from the point of view of business... The fi

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