Kajol shares her view on cinema’s impact on our daily life

One of the leading actresses in the Hindi film industry, Kajol, attended a special session at the 15th edition of FICCI Frames 2014 and she shared her views about the influence of cinema. She also passed her comments on the ideas behind censorship guidelines.
Kajol said, "My kids are in front of the computer 24X7 despite having all the parental control. There is no way to stop the flow of information. The flow of information is too fast and too much. If you say one gets influenced watching a character, I think it's foolish. Cinema reflects society, society rarely reflects cinema.” "Movie shows whatever happens in the society. For instance, if a hero smokes on the screen, it is because 90 percent of the country smokes and not the other way round. It's stupid to say one gets influenced by watching on the screen,” she added further.

Kajol shared the stage with filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, CEO of Central Board of Film Certification Rakesh Kumar, filmmaker and co-chair of FICCI Ramesh Sippy and President of Film Federation of India, Ravi Kottarakara. The session was held in association with LA India Film Council. Mishra also talked about the "No Smoking" disclaimer issue, "Our only request is, do not put 'No Smoking' disclaimer on the frame. Put it before or after the scene because you are taking away that moment from the filmmaker." Kajol also echoed the same saying if a director has filmed that particular scene then with such disclaimer "you are cutting down the creativity of the director.” Rakesh Kumar, though, refused to comment on the complaints as the matter is "sub-judice in the court” as of now. Kajol also asked if it’s possible to change the Censor Board’s guidelines Sippy said, "We can try and bring changes in guidelines.”