PRASAD CALLS FOR DOCUMENTARIES ON CULTURAL HERITAGE
The Minister of Information
& Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has called upon the
documentary makers to produce documentaries on cultural heritage
of India in order to inculcate a sense of history among people.
The rich diversity of India offers a great opportunity to documentary
makers to deal with a large number of themes. He said the creativity
should be the aim of the documentary makers instead of the commercial
consideration and creativity should not be crushed by competition.
He urged the documentary makers to convey social messages in a
creative manner.
Shri Prasad was
inaugurating ‘Open Frame’ 03’ , an international festival of reality
films and forum on ‘Broadcasting Diversity’ organized by the Public
Service Broadcasting Trust and UNESCO in partnership with Prasar
Bharati, here last evening. Those who attended the inaugural function
included Shri Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shri Mrinal Sen, Smt. Sharmila
Tagore, Ms. Roza M. Gonzalez of UNESCO, Shri Kiran Karnik and
Shri K.S.Sarma, CEO, Prasar Bharati.
Referring to
complaints of open obscenity of liquor and tobacco ads on private
TV channels, the Minister regretted that all his pleas for self-regulation
have fallen flat. He said, he is totally opposed to any strict
action by the Government. Perhaps the independent regulator for
the broadcasting sector without any interference from the Government
would be the proper way to meet the situation. But more dialogue
is required with all concerned for a reasonable and rational response,
he said.
