Cinema is a powerful medium for raising social awareness that can educate large audiences. It reflects society's past, present, and future. As one of the most popular mass communication mediums, films can spread awareness about issues like human rights, education, pollution, and corruption to both small villages and large cities in many languages. Several classic Indian films from the 1920s to 2000s addressed issues like untouchability, women's rights, child labor, and corruption. While cinema can sometimes promote the wrong behaviors, overall it remains an effective way to open people's eyes to societal problems and build understanding.

1. THE ROLE OF CINEMA
IN SOCIAL AWARENESS

2. What is Cinema ??
 Cinema is a reflection of society, which
reflects our Past , Present and Future.
➢Cinema is a form of communication.
➢Powerful vehicle for Education , Culture and
Publicity.
➢The prior function of a movie is to delight the
audience and then to Instruct.

4. Cinema as a medium of
social awareness :-
●Movies are considered to be one of the most
popular medium of mass communication in world
which is equally effective in every part of society
●It is reachable to every part of society such as
people of small villages,towns and Metro Cities in
every language.
●Movies have a big number of audience so it can
easily spread awareness among people about Human
Rights,Pollution,Education etc.

6. In the following social issues cinema plays
it's role :-
 Human Rights
 Child labour
 Education system
 Pollution control
 Anti Corruption
 Female Foeticide
 Patriotism
 Democracy etc....

7. Movies related to social
awareness :-
●1925-“sahukari pash“ on farmer's exploitation by
money lenders and Illiteracy.
●1936-“achoot kanya“ on untouchability.
●1939-“jai bharat“ on communal peace.
●1957-“mother india“ on women's condition.
●1974-“ankur“ on caste system of our society.
●1989-“paar“ on condition of minority pe
●2001-”Nayak” on corruption.

8. • 2004“-swadesh“on child labour,child marriage.
• 2006-”rang de basanti” on indian freedom fighter.
• 2010-”Peepli live” on farmer suicide etc….

9. Shows based on social
awareness :-

10. A Basic Survey on cinema and it‘s
Impact:-
 Acc to survey 54.5% people like to watch cinema
somtimes , 36.4% very often , 9.1% rarely. It
means everyone like to watch cinema.
 Acc to survey there is 0 % person who are never
affectd by cinema so it is a very affective medium
 63.2% people are Agree for that cinema is also
responsible for incresing crimes , vulgarity and
ignorance to a certain estent.

11. Negatives Aspects :-
✗Movies can sometimes show the wrong way to
deal with problems.
✗Violent behaviour and killing Action.
✗In present movies are not showing the real life
facts except a few exceptions
✗Movies based on terrorism which leads youths
mind to dangerous way.
✗Wastage of money and time.

12. Conclusion :-
✔Movies can open the eyes to what's out there for
them and show what problems are happening in our
world.
✔Cinema can build up a society imagination because
it takes them to another place where they have never
been before.

13. Small clip on water scarcity