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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on
Tuesday said that one of the biggest
changes in Indian film industry is the equal
presence of women on sets in every
department including production. At the
launch of book "Once Upon A Time In India
- A Century Of Indian Cinema", written by
film critic-cum-author Bhawana Somaaya,
Amitabh, asked by her about the changes
that he observed in film industry, quipped:
"During my time, there would be two
women on set, the heroine and her
mother." The situation has now changed, he
noted.
"But now, 50 percent of the work force on a
film set is female. I think that is a huge
change. When young girls handle the film
set whether it is production, camera,
continuity department etc. you are just free
as an artist to focus on your performance.
Earlier, we used to handle our continuity. I
like the fact how women are involved in the
process of film-making. I hope more to
come as director, writer and more that we
have got in last few years."
During the interactive session with Somaaya,
Amitabh also shared his childhood
memories of watching films back in
Allahabad and how it has changed over
decades. "I was so excited to enter the first
ever air-conditioned theatre in our
Allahabad city!" he recalled. Actresses like
Mita Vashisht, Pooja Bedi, and Divya Dutta
among others were also present at the
launch event at The Club. (ALSO
READ: Amitabh Bachchan describes how it
felt like to attend Om Puri's funeral)
As the book intended to capture the history
of 100 years of Indian cinema, Somaaya said
it was very difficult to find a publisher for
her book "as everyone was interested in
new trend ad controversies and anecdotes
where I documented the history and
milestones of Indian cinema".
"However, I am thankful to Penguin Books
India Pvt Limited who respected my
manuscript and packaged the book in a
contemporary manner to address the new
generation," she added.
The 232-page book is filled with history,
illustrations, posters, and dialogues of
various phases of Indian cinema.
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/amitabh-bachchan-recalls-the-biggest-change-in-the-hindi-film-industry/.
Tuesday said that one of the biggest
changes in Indian film industry is the equal
presence of women on sets in every
department including production. At the
launch of book "Once Upon A Time In India
- A Century Of Indian Cinema", written by
film critic-cum-author Bhawana Somaaya,
Amitabh, asked by her about the changes
that he observed in film industry, quipped:
"During my time, there would be two
women on set, the heroine and her
mother." The situation has now changed, he
noted.
"But now, 50 percent of the work force on a
film set is female. I think that is a huge
change. When young girls handle the film
set whether it is production, camera,
continuity department etc. you are just free
as an artist to focus on your performance.
Earlier, we used to handle our continuity. I
like the fact how women are involved in the
process of film-making. I hope more to
come as director, writer and more that we
have got in last few years."
During the interactive session with Somaaya,
Amitabh also shared his childhood
memories of watching films back in
Allahabad and how it has changed over
decades. "I was so excited to enter the first
ever air-conditioned theatre in our
Allahabad city!" he recalled. Actresses like
Mita Vashisht, Pooja Bedi, and Divya Dutta
among others were also present at the
launch event at The Club. (ALSO
READ: Amitabh Bachchan describes how it
felt like to attend Om Puri's funeral)
As the book intended to capture the history
of 100 years of Indian cinema, Somaaya said
it was very difficult to find a publisher for
her book "as everyone was interested in
new trend ad controversies and anecdotes
where I documented the history and
milestones of Indian cinema".
"However, I am thankful to Penguin Books
India Pvt Limited who respected my
manuscript and packaged the book in a
contemporary manner to address the new
generation," she added.
The 232-page book is filled with history,
illustrations, posters, and dialogues of
various phases of Indian cinema.
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/amitabh-bachchan-recalls-the-biggest-change-in-the-hindi-film-industry/.
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