'Dhadak 2' Conforms to Satyajit Ray's Idea of 'Cinema is the Mirror of Society'
Cinema is the mirror of society, as said by renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray, noting it as the growing prospect of mass media and the message films were inculcating in the minds of the audience.
Cinema is the mirror of society
The statement often gives leverage to the filmmakers to justify their schmaltzy, sometimes immoral ideas. However, like all the mirrors, this mirror also gleams the noisy rays of star-ridden, ideologically affected movies, dashing Ray's ideas of cinema.
But only a few movies come that really justify how Satyajit Ray would like cinema to be.
Author's summary: Cinema reflects society.
- Mainstream Weekly
- Vol 63 No 42, October 18, 2025