Children's Film Society India (CFSI) was a nodal organisation of

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that produced

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s and various TV programs in various Indian languages. Established in 1955, CFSI functioned under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,

and was headquartered in

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. In March 2022, it was merged with National Film Development Corporation.

History

The concept of an exclusive cinema for India's children was mooted by its first Prime Minister

Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a pr ...

, and Children's Film Society, India (CFSI) was founded on 11 May 1955 with Hriday Nath Kunzru as its first president. The first film produced by CFSI was ''Jaldeep'' (1956), an adventure film directed by

Kidar Sharma Kidar Nath Sharma (12 April 1910 – 29 April 1999), also known as Kedar Sharma, was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and lyricist of Hindi films. While he had great success as a director of movies including '' Neel Kamal'' (1947 ...

also starring

Mala Sinha Mala Sinha (born Alda Sinha; 11 November 1936) is a former Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi, Bengali films. Initially starting her career with regional cinema, she went on to become a top leading actress in Hindi Cinema in the 1960s a ...

.Children's Film Society of India, Film: Jaldeep
The Chairperson of CFSI was selected for a duration of three years, and over the years, several notable personalities have remained Chairperson of CFSI including Sai Paranjpye (twice), Nafisa Ali (2005–2008),

Nandita Das Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal' ...

(2008–2012), Amol Gupte (2012–2015) and

Mukesh Khanna Mukesh Khanna (born 23 June 1958) is an Indian actor, producer, and talk show host known for his work in Hindi films and television. He is best known for portraying the titular superhero in the television series ''Shaktimaan'' (1997–2005), wh ...

(2015–2018). In March 2022, four government-run film and media units including Children's Film Society merged with National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).

Activities

CFSI produced feature films and short films for children in various languages of India. It organised subsidised shows and distributed film prints. In the last 52 years CFSI had made 114 feature films, 45 short animations, 9 puppet films, as well as 52 short documentaries and news magazines. CFSI also organised an International Children's Film Festival held every alternate year in India. The films produced by CFSI had participated in many film festivals all over the world and had won many awards."Awards won by CFSI films" – CFSI

Selected filmography

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* {{Authority control Film organisations in India Organisations based in Mumbai Film production companies based in Mumbai Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) 1955 establishments in Bombay State Government agencies established in 1955 Producers who won the Best Children's Film National Film Award Youth in India

History

Activities

Selected filmography

See also

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