NEW DELHI, Jan 31: Emphasising the key role that films play in the dissemination of culture, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore today said that the time is coming when Indian culture will leave its imprint on the entire world just as the West has had its impact on our country.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Indian Panaroma Film Festival at the Siri Fort auditorium complex here, Rathore said, “Our films and culture should travel across the world. I don’t think there is a simpler way (than films) in which our culture can travel and leave its impact on the (different) nations and people.
“The way western culture has made an impact on India, I feel that a time is coming when our culture will leave a similar impact on the entire world.”
He said that among international film festivals, there are at least 50 events in which Indian films take part, be it Cannes or other places.
Rathore, the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, also lauded the digital projection and sound system installed by his ministry at Siri Fort auditorium.
“As far as the standard of this auditorium is concerned, it is among the 50 best auditoriums of the country,” he said.
I&B secretary Bimal Julka said the soft medium of celluloid is a great integrating force in a country like India. Speaking about the renovated facilities at Siri Fort complex, Julka said that the state-of-the-art features, including virtual 3-D effects had been installed.
Siri Fort auditorium has lately gone through a complete makeover.
The Indian Panorama Film Festival, which was inaugurated today, will screen 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films.
The opening film at the event was ‘Gour Hari Dastaan – The Freedom File’ directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, who was present on the occasion along with the lead actor Vinay Pathak.
The eight-day festival will showcase all the films selected in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India, 2014. (PTI)
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