Prasoon Joshi: The biggest thing is the trust between the producer and the audience – Times of India

Every time you hum the soulful tunes of ‘rang De Basanti“Luka Chuppi” songTaare Zameen Par‘, ‘mother’, you have Prasoon Joshi to thank. Poet-writer-lyricist-screenwriter and present Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in conversation with Chairman Vani Tripathi, the actor and former national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Times Litfest event discussed films, OTT and the way female characters are represented in their stories.

Asked if he thinks the digital format of storytelling poses a threat to the longer format of cinema due to the closure of cinemas in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Prasoon said he feels that both the forms co-exist. Can and will exist. “Because on the one hand, people’s attention span has decreased, on the other hand, they are also binge-watching for 6-7 hours a day, which we saw during the pandemic. So the longer form of storytelling will continue,” he assured Gave. .

Talking about the pandemic and what made it happen, the eminent lyricist mentioned that in pre-pandemic times, people were under the impression that everywhere there was one language and one kind of thought, beyond Just nothing. “But after the pandemic, there has been a ‘democratisation’. Technology opened up the world to us,” he said.

But when a member of the audience questioned whether a line should be drawn on the subject in the web series, including the use of violence, Prasoon said, “It is a collective decision. It is very important for the creative industry. I keep telling my friends in the industry that the biggest thing is the trust between the producer and the audience. If you want to know the line to be drawn to portray certain things, just go with yourself. Ask whether what you are presenting to them has the potential to break their trust”.

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