Indian Women Don't Have Multiple Affairs, Nor Do They Cry: Mike Pandey 

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Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS): Indian women do not have multiple affairs, nor do they cry all the time, three-time Green Oscar winner Mike Pandey said Monday while making his case for creating a mandatory half an hour slot on private television channels dedicated to socially oriented short films and documentaries.

"The saas bahu serials on TV send wrong signals out to the society… Indian women do not cry all the time or have multiple affairs. I am glad the trend of these serials stopped following public opinion," Pandey told reporters at a press conference in Panaji on the sidelines of the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Hollywood/Bollywood actor Freida Pinto seen interaction with the media during the special press conference in regards to her film 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'.
at the media Centre during the ongoing 41st International Film Festival of India in Panaji on Monday.

Mike Pandey seen during the press conference on the short film culture in the country at the media centre during the ongoing 41st International Film Festival of India in Panaji on Monday.

Noted French film maker Jean Becker seen addressing the press conference on the retrospective on his films at the media centre during the ongoing 41st International Film Festival of India in Panaji on Monday.

The Short Film Centre's jury team's of International competition and Vasudha Award seen addressing the media during their joint press conference at the Media centre in Panaji on Monday. From (left) Daisy Gili, Helmut Groschup, Romulus Whitaker, Naresh Bedi and Goutam Ghose.

Noted Veteran cinematorgrapher of yesteryears V.K.Murthy seen during the Red Carpet welcome at the Inox multiplex courtyard in Panaji on Monday. V. K. Murthy is a known master in the field of cinematography and he is and he will always be remembered for his work in Guru Dutt's film's like Pyasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool etc.

Marathi actor's Makarand Anaspure and Sayaji Shinde during the Red Carpet welcome at the Inox multiplex courtyard in Panaji on Monday.

Bollywood actor Sonal Chauhan during the Red Carpet welcome at the Inox multiplex courtyard in Panaji on Monday.

Model Anuradha Singh and Film editor Himanai Chauhan walks the Red carpet at the Inox multiplex courtyard in Panaji on Monday.

Iranian film maker F. Hasan Por with his companion during the Red Carpet welcome at the Inox multiplex courtyard in Panaji on Monday.

Bollywood actor Arjun Bajwa during the Red Carpet welcome at the Inox multiplex courtyard in Panaji on Monday.

The ace wildlife filmmaker said it was time for private broadcasters to pay back to society.

"There are moves to make the private channels create a mandatory half-an-hour slot to screen documentary films. They make money from the society and they need to pay something back," Pandey said.

"Sony and NDTV already have half-an-hour slots. We want the other channels to do the same. They need to show content which benefits the people of India," he said, adding that as president of the Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA), he would be lobbying with the ministry for information and broadcasting for making the proposed time slot mandatory on private television channels.

Pandey further said that the IDPA would also lobby for a corporate social responsibility principle where for every commercial film produced, the producer would have to fund an independent documentary film with a social, educative message.