Making a difference through his films

Feroze Suri’s short films focus on the problems in society

He could have just stepped into his father’s shoes and become a realtor but Feroze Suri chose to do something no one in his family has done: make films.

A graduate of Mass Communication from Karnataka University. Dharwad, Suri has made around 400 commercia ad films but is now exploring short films about various social causes.

Some of the topics he has dealt with are corruption, sexual harassment and education.

In his latest film Khushi Se , he tries to address the problem of dowry. The 17-minute film talks about the distress and anguish of parents.

The filmmaker also says that ‘khushi se’ has become a kind of euphemism for bribery. “The irony is nobody accepts what you offerkhushi seunless it meets their expectations.”

Suri also wants to use films to persuade, inspire and change the perception of the people through documentaries.

“Mere armchair activism will not do. The conscience of people has to be really shaken,” says Feroze, who has just finished another documentary Tareeqe Hindustan . This sound and light show covers the history of India in just 40 minutes.

Mere armchair activism will not do. The conscience of people has to be really shaken concerning the issues at hand.

 J.S.Ifthekhar,

Hyderabad based journalist.

Article published in The Hindu

Dated November 9,2017