Films are effective medium of creating awareness and spreading sensibility: President Murmu

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that films are not just an industry limited to trade and mode of entertainment but an effective medium of creating awareness and spreading sensibility.

Addressing the film fraternity and the artists as change-makers, she said that through their films, they pen a lively introduction to the diverse reality of Indian society. “Cinema is both; a document of our society and also a medium to improve it and their (filmmakers) work connected the people with each other,” Murmu said.

She was speaking at 69th edition of the national film awards ceremony in the national capital. Besides different category awards, the president conferred prestigious DadaSaheb Phalke Award to veteran actor Waheeda Rehman on the occasion.

Extending her wishes to noted actor, who has acted in several cult movies such as Pyasa and Guide, Murmu said that she had established herself at the pinnacle of the film industry with her art and personality.

“Even in her personal life, she had made her mark as a woman of dignity, self-confidence and originality. She chose many films in which her roles broke many barriers typically associated with women. Waheeda ji has set an example that women themselves should also take initiative for women empowerment,” said the president.