New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that the future of Indian cinema is in adapting “digital ecosystem” driven by the youth of the country. He also noted that it is time to take regional cinema onto a global platform.

"Cinema is country's soft power. It holds international ties and navigates global horizons with it. With world’s youngest democracy and growing smartphone market, our country will soon embrace a complete digital ecosystem, which would help us connect to a larger number of consenting geographical and cultural radius,” Mukherjee said at the 62nd National Film Awards ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan here.