Lok Sabha Question No. 1582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Decline in Production of Patriotic Films
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1582

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## DECLINE IN PRODUCTION OF PATRIOTIC FILMS

1582.  SMT.  NEELAM SONKER SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of State of Ministry of  INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been a sharp decline in the production of patriotic films during the last five years.

- (b) if so, the details therefor.

- (c) the  names  of  the  patriotic  films  and  languages  in  which  the  same  have  been produced during the said period with specific reference to such films produced by various Doordarshan Kendras.

- (d) whether the Government proposes to promote the making of patriotic films in the country and if so the details thereof.

- (e) Whether the National Films Division Department controls the film city.

- (f) If so, the assessment report of National Film Division during the said period and the criteria for control over the same, and

- (g) whether the excessive production of action films is casting adverse effect on the youth  resulting  in  increase  in  crime  graph  in  the  country  and  if  so  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER  OF  STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING ([COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

- (a)  to  (d):    During  the  last  five  years  Films  Division  has    produced    six    films (Language: English) on patriotic themes  which are as under:

|   Sl.No | Film                      |
|---------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Jyotindranath Mukherjee   |
|       2 | Teerth of Peace           |
|       3 | Mere Bapu                 |
|       4 | Hamare Bapu               |
|       5 | Pandit Motilal Nehru      |
|       6 | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |

In the year 2018-19, Films Division has proposed to produce the following films on Patriotic themes:-

- i) Maharana Pratap,

ii)Tatya Tope (iii) Life & Work of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (iv) Documentary film on different aspect of the personality and philosophy of Gandhiji (v) 10 minute animation film on Gandhiji with the proposed title ' Mahatma -The life style Guru'

(vi) Co- production of 3 minute film 'Mahatma Gandhi as seen through  the eyes of children' with Children's Film Society, India, Mumbai Films based on the theme of patriotism are telecast on from time to time by Doordarshan. So far 42 patriotic films have been telecast by various DD kendras in the last three years including the current year. (e)  & (f) No, The Film city, also known as Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari, Mumbai, is under  the  control  of    Maharashtra  Film,  Stage  &  Cultural  Development  corporation Limited(A Government of Maharashtra Undertaking). (g) As per the guidelines   of certification of films for public exhibition, the Board of Film Certification shall ensure that anti-social activities such as violence are not glorified or justified, pointless or avoidable scenes of violence, cruelty and horror scenes of violence are primarily intended to provide entertainment and such scenes as may have the effect of desensitizing or dehumanizing people are not shown.

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