Role of Cinema in Creating Social Awareness.
                     ROLE OF 
CINEMA IN 
CREATING 
SOCIAL 
AWARENESS
Introduction
• Cinema is greatly influenced by society and society is also greatly influenced by cinema. From 
the introduction of cinema in the world, it tried to portray the social reflection through its big 
screen. Films have been the interactive medium to create awareness in the society on different 
social issues. 
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Cinema has changed the 
mentality of the society 
• There are various films which inspired, motivated, and even changed the mentality of the society 
on the issues of casteism, social discrimination, zamindari system, untouchability, women 
empowerment, national integration etc.
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Cinema helps in changing 
the opinion
• Cinema helps in informing and persuading people while moulding their opinions. The visual 
display of a social issue is very impactful. It remains etched in one's memory for a longer time.
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Fight against terrorism
• Madras cafe, a movie on terrorism, perfectly portrays that the fight against terrorism cannot be 
fought by the army alone. Society also plays an important role in foiling the terrorist attacks.
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Women empowerment
• Queen, a movie on women empowerment, is a tale of an Indian woman discovering that she can 
and she should lead her own life. It shows how an Indian woman adds meaning to her life 
through her own sensible efforts.
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Youth Empowerment
• Rang de basanti, a movie on youth power, depicts the fight of today's youth for justice. It inspires 
the youngsters to be more responsible towards their country and its issues.
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Showcasing issues of 
child abuse 
• Udaan, a movie on child abuse, deals with the issues of child abuse by family members. 
It also shows how salvation can also rise from within the family.
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Movie on condition of 
farmers
• Peepli live, a movie on condition of farmers, is a tale of an impoverished farmer, who threatens to 
end his life due to the poor treatment of farmers in the country.
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Influence people
• Cinema has the power to influence the people in several ways. It has changed the society and 
social trends and has rather introduced new fashions in society. 
• Films can go a long way in arousing national consciousness and also in utilising the energy of the 
youth in social reconstruction and nation-building.
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Negative Impact
• The nature of its influence-good or bad-naturally depends upon the social awareness associated 
with it, namely filmmakers, artists, audience and producers, etc. 
• The cinema is expected to treat the subject matter in a way that does not imperil values of 
society and in any way does not cause erosion in social values. 
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