Mains Answer Writing - 29 Oct, 2026

GS1

Art & Culture

15 marks

Cinema plays an important role in shaping the values and attitudes of society. Discuss its positive and negative influences on India's social fabric with suitable examples.

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Explain cinema as both a mirror of society and an instrument that shapes social attitudes.
Taare Zameen Par – learning disabilities; Pink – consent; Article 15 – caste discrimination; Rang De Basanti – civic participation.
Do not discuss only cinema's positive influence; examine stereotyping, violence and polarisation without assuming every film produces these effects.

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