A study on the problems faced by the workers in Regional Cinema with special reference to Goregaon Film Studio, Mumbai

Abstract

Indian cinema especially regional cinema play very important role in society in terms of providing information and knowledge through entertainment, sensitizing people about urgent social issues. The employment in Regional Cinema is increasing in the country.  An officials from the Media and Entertainment Skills Council (MESC)  says that the trend is changing. It is also observed that the employment is increasing in the film industry in the country and number of technical skill is under sizing, it can be because of two reasons.  One is that film making industry is huge in India with somewhere between 1500-2000 films produced every year in 20 different languages. This sector is expected to grow.  The second can be that majority of the workforce in the sector has been trained on the job or self-trained.  The film sector also faces shortages of specialised institutions which impart training and formal education in film technologies, higher skills and creative thinking.  However, a proper study or survey on the problems of workers in Film Making Industry would be the best way to come to a conclusion, thus the researcher decide to study on the topic.