India has
one of the highest suicide rates among youngsters between the ages of 15 and
29. One of the top 10 reasons for youth suicides is failure in examinations. A
2014 news report states that about 2,471 students in the country took their
lives after having failed in examinations. Most of these suicides are a result
of parental pressure and high expectations.
Unrealistic expectations and
parental pressure is the biggest stress for Indian students today - a thought
that prompted Khalil Herekar and Sulakshana Herekar to do something about it.
The writer-director duo makes socially relevant films under their banner Arshh
Films. Along with Sundaram Books, they have released a film Aaj Result Hai,
which deals with this chronic problem that is sucking the life out of students.
Says Producer-Director
Khalil Herekar, “It is a pity that we ourselves are destroying the sanity of
our children by putting such academic pressure on their young fragile minds. I
hope this film helps both parents and students to find the right way to plan
the child’s future sensibly and successfully.”
Herekar further adds, "It
is unbelievable that parents want their children to be an engineer or doctor,
even in this day and age. There are a thousand different career options today,
which the child will really enjoy doing! But the parents must understand and
encourage their child for the same."
Aaj Result Hai plays on the
situation of parents and children during board results, and ends with a twist
in the tale, that can totally change the mindset of parents and students, and
look at careers in the right perspective.
The film rightly says... the future of your child does not depend on his result, but rather on
how you (the parents) react to it.
