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Tackling issues with entertainment
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AMY FATHER IS CONCERNED FOR OTHERS SO HE ALSO EXPECTS OTHERS TO BE SAME WAY. HE’S HURT HRITHIK ROSHAN, ACTOR amir Khan’s Dangal (2016) doesn’t just portray the struggle of a father who trains his daughters to become world-class wrestlers, the sports-drama also bats for a relevant issue — gender equality and freedom for women in a conservative society. Interestingly, over the past year, a few other films have also tackled current social issues in an entertaining yet powerful way.
A DIFFICULT BALANCE
Last year’s Udta Punjab dealt with the problem of drug abuse in Punjab, while Dear Zindagi (2016) delved into different issues faced by the youth today. Likewise, Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani 2 (2016) touched upon child sexual abuse in a nuanced manner. “It’s [child sex abuse] something people don’t want to hear, let alone talk about or watch [on screen]. We wanted to portray it in a way that was straightforward, but with sensitivity. That was a difficult balance to strike. I was okay with telling the story, because I have known survivors of child sex abuse,” says Vidya. Experts feel that the trick is to merge issues with the film’s I’M A FAN OF AAMIR KHAN. I THOUGHT I’D BE STAR-STRUCK, BUT HE LOOKED LIKE MAHAVIR PHOGAT SANYA MALHOTRA, ACTOR mean to me.. I was smiling like the cat who got the cream @chintskap
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DIRECT CONNECT
This year will see films such as Commando 2 and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha highlighting social issues. Commando 2 revolves around the business of black money, which is closely connected to the demonetisation of currency notes declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year. Akshay Kumar’s film, Toilet, is believed to be based around the Swachh Bharat initiative by the Modi government. Commando 2 producer Vipul Shah says, “Black money has become a huge national issue since 2014, with political parties and courts getting involved. At that time, we thought of writing a story centered on the issue for an espionage thriller.” Shah adds that such films can connect with people well. “If our PM is talking about any issues, then they are the most important issues in our country. If a film is based on any such issues, it will have an immediate and strong connection with a number of people,” he says