This Saturday I went to watch the movie “Ferrari Ki Sawari”
with my family. The film specially released just before Father’s Day is meant
for family viewing and received a “U” (Universal) certificate. The hall was
packed with a lot of children of various age groups. The film is nice I must
say, but with a lot of exaggerated melodrama. But one particular part of the
film I feel was not appropriate for child viewership.
In one of the scenes of the movie there is a boy who stands
up on the parapet of a terrace and threatens his father of dire consequences if
he is not let to go to his wedding riding a Ferrari. The entire scene is shot
with a touch a humor. But there is repeated usage of the word “suicide”. As you
know that a child will have no clue of what suicide is, but repeated usage of
this word will arose their curiosity. By watching such a scene some children
might feel that standing on the parapet of the terrace is fun. Second they
might also learn that when you want something which your father doesn’t oblige
to then a good option might be to stand on the edge of the wall and say I will
jump if you don’t give the thing I want.
After watching the movie "3 Idiots" many children
have asked their parents “Why did that uncle who sang give me some sunshine tie
a rope round his neck?” or “Why did Raju jump from the principals room?” but
the movie had a U/A certification. So it was the discretion of the parents
whether to take their children below 12 years or not.
Children as innocent and they hardly understand the consequences of their actions. They just like to ape and hence when the filmmakers make a movie they should keep in mind the possible impacts of words or scenes on young minds. I wish the censor board uses better judgement and gives an appropriate certificate or aptly edits scence of movies that are meant for children.
