On responsibility of a filmmaker when tackling issues of caste in movies: Caste is a social reality in India. As far as I am concerned, the films about caste should expose the status quo and shine light on the system that reinforces and reproduces caste hierarchies. I admire Iranian filmmakers for the way in which they criticise the dominant conservative ideology of their society even with strict state censorship. In India, we don’t grapple with such censorship. Indian filmmakers have to protect this freedom and make responsible films that do not rob us of our right to make such films. In Tamil cinema, I think Vazhakku En was a powerful film, which spoke truth to the power. When we place the systemic issues before the people, it is my belief that they will start thinking about how to solve it.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:37:05 +0000
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