Cinema may have role in violence in society, but it’s not the source: Union Minister Suresh Gopi
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Cinema may have role in violence in society, but it’s not the source: Union Minister Suresh Gopi

The Hindu  

Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Saturday conceded that cinema may have a role in the violence occurring in society, but it cannot be said that movies were the source of the same. Mr. Gopi, the Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism, said that people watching a film should not merely see it, they need to understand it. Earlier this week, senior Congress leader in Kerala Ramesh Chennithala had said that Malayalam action movies like RDX and Marco are in a big way "encouraging people, especially youngsters, to become violent". Mr. Gopi also said that every child born into a family is an asset for the nation and everyone, including the political parties, government and the people, should work together to ensure they all have good physical and mental health and can realise their full potential.

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Violent films have undesirable effect on society, says Kerala High Court
2 weeks ago

Violent films have undesirable effect on society, says Kerala High Court

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday questioned the extent to which the State can regulate the portrayal of violence in films and other media, asking whether such depictions merely reflect societal realities or contribute to glorification. The Bench of Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice CS Sudha raised these concerns while hearing cases related to the Hema Committee Report, which …

Violence should not be glorified in films: Union Minister Suresh Gopi
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Violence should not be glorified in films: Union Minister Suresh Gopi

New Indian Express  

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Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ‘Leo’ and the history of violence in tamil cinema
1 year, 5 months ago

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ‘Leo’ and the history of violence in tamil cinema

The Hindu  

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Pankaj Tripathi says violence in films "doesn't attract me as an audience"
4 years, 9 months ago

Pankaj Tripathi says violence in films "doesn't attract me as an audience"

India TV News  

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Why blame cinema for violence, rape, asks Javed Akhtar
9 years, 2 months ago

Why blame cinema for violence, rape, asks Javed Akhtar

India TV News  

Kolkata: Veteran lyricist-scriptwriter Javed Akhtar on Monday came down heavily on the view that cinema spreads violence and criticised the trend of connecting incidences of rape to cinema. I am telling you let us not have a wrong diagnosis of a national problem because we will not be able to correct it then," Akhtar said at the Tata Steel Kolkata …

The Sunday Conversation: Violence in entertainment has long history, film expert says
12 years, 1 month ago

The Sunday Conversation: Violence in entertainment has long history, film expert says

LA Times  

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Critic’s Notebook: Movie violence must not be stopped
12 years, 1 month ago

Critic’s Notebook: Movie violence must not be stopped

LA Times  

As a rookie police reporter years ago I saw the damage guns, knives, broken bottles, metal pipes, hands — humans — can inflict. They see in Hollywood an easy, highly visible — and disturbingly simplistic — target after tragic events like last summer’s slaughter during a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo., and the more recent killings …

A bloody cinema
12 years, 2 months ago

A bloody cinema

Hindustan Times  

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