A workshop on Indian Cinema was inaugurated at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre in Colombo

A workshop on Indian Cinema was inaugurated at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre in Colombo today.
The event was attended by Sri Lanka’s State Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Arundika Fernando and Deputy High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Vinod Jacob. On the occasion a delegation was led by Dr. Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, a highly decorated director, actor, screenwriter and lyricist from Kannada cinema.
During the inauguration, the Deputy High Commissioner noted that the workshop was timely, given that India and Sri Lanka were celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations. He expressed his hope that the event would contribute to deepening people-to-people ties between the two countries.
He also highlighted several observations, including the fact that more than 2,000 films are made in India every year, and that the history of Indian cinema dates back over 100 years to the pioneering filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke.
Mr. Jacob also noted some interesting trends in Indian cinema, such as the ability to innovate in response to the restrictions of COVID. He also appreciated that the Indian Cinema has been recognising both commercial success and creative content as essential elements towards its progress.
He also emphasized the contributions of Kannada cinema to the vitality of Indian society and the importance of freedom of speech and expression in the Indian Constitution.