I&B ministry reviews upcoming museum on Indian cinema

The progress of the national museum on Indian cinema, which is to come up at the Films Division complex in south Mumbai, was reviewed at a meeting by the Information and Broadcasting ministry.
I&B Secretary Sunil Arora held the review meeting yesterday which focussed on phase II of the museum that would be housed in a state-of-the-art new building being specially built for the purpose, an official release said today.
The progress of civil construction was reviewed and museum plans were discussed during the meeting, it said.
Arora said every effort was being made to make the second phase of the museum interactive, giving visitors a very unique viewing experience, it said.

He said the museum should highlight cultural and social impact of cinema.
The museum, spread over five levels would showcase various facets of Indian cinema from its early years to the present period.

It would also have interactive exhibitions on all verticals of film making covering cinematography, editing, sound, script writing and screenplay among others. There would also be special sections on regional cinema, Hindi cinema, documentaries and Indian film music.
The new building housed in the Films Division complex on Pedder Road in south Mumbai, would also have two mid-size auditoriums, viewing galleries, cafeteria among others.
National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata under the Ministry of Culture has been tasked with setting up of the museum.

Arora visited All India Radio, Mumbai and interacted with the staff there.
The Secretary asked the Commercial Wing of AIR to adopt innovative marketing strategies and explore new clients to shore up revenues.