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Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, who has given us films like Yahaan (2005), Vicky Donor (2012), Madras Cafe (2013) and Piku (2015) has raised a very important issue. The director took to Twitter and requested the authorities to impose a ban on reality shows featuring children, as he feels that such shows destroy the little ones emotionally. And there are a lot of people, who are with Shoojit on this. Reality shows do take a lot away from the kids, as they have to slog, and that sense of competition, which should be limited only to schools reaches on national television, thereby increasing the pressure on children. Check out Sircar’s tweet right here:
Humble request to authorities to urgently ban all reality shows involving children.it’s actually destroying them emotionally & their purity.
— Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) July 4, 2017
Soon after the tweet that got everyone talking, Firstpost got in touch with Sircar, and asked him what urged him to send out this tweet. “I am seeing this for quite some time. I think not only the children, but also the parents — the way they are pushing their children to be on these reality shows is something to worry about. Also, the way these reality shows are getting designed — the images, the people who watch it, the kind of things that children get out of that — is of no moral value. I think they are destroying the basic morality of the childhood. These children are just 6-7 years old. Not only the national programmes, I have been watching the regional ones and they are as pathetic. Even the judges who call themselves the creative brains of the country, the masters of the industry — Bollywood or Tollywood; how can they sit there and do this kind of crass (exercise) with children? Just for money?,” he was quoted by the portal. ALSO READ: ‘Pink’ cast was incomplete without northeast Indian character: Shoojit Sircar
While some argue that children these days are smart, but we also cannot deny the fact that there are some, who get disheartened when they are eliminated or don’t get that recognition, which can lead to depression if not handled well.
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