True lovers of the art of cinema in India can now watch out for some radical and fast developments in the work of National Film Development Corporation of India if the newly elected chairman of the film corporation Om Puri brings into reality his visions for the old establishment.
NFDC, the state run film financing body contributed a lot in the growth of Indian cinema during the 1970's and 80's when it played an important role in supporting the movement called the new wave of Indian cinema which resulted in a new approach to film making, production of several critically acclaimed movies and was also instrumental in giving chances for actors like Om Puri to showcase their talent.
With a film personality like Om puri at the helm of affairs, the now limping film corporation can hope to revive its film promotion functions and once again try to make the institution a supporting platform for emerging film makers and actors.
Om puri said to the press that, first the concept of cooperative film production will be seriously considered.
This concept will totally rely on its success on the established names in the industry, mostly the stars. The actor only gets a percentage of his original pay package before the film goes to the floors. The rest of his remuneration will be added to the production cost of the film. Upon the film's release the rest of the money will be paid to the lead actor.
The seasoned actor also reminded the media that NFDC came into existence for promoting good cinema and to make issue based films which convey strong messages for the public and the first priority of the corporation will always be to encourage new talent.
He also explained why this organization started for the growth of films lost its focus somewhere down the years due to lack of resources and also because of not adopting new methods to produce and distribute films according to the changing times.
It's for sure that Om Puri will be having a deep emotional attachment for the organization which helped in shaping up his career and credentials as a great actor and precisely because of this reason we can have complete faith in him as the new chairman of National Film Development Corporation.
So after a long time, can we expect sunny days ahead for NFDC?