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Vishal Bhardwaj compares Censor Board to Taliban

Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj

Of late, many in the Indian cinema industry have been disheartened and angered by the Censor Board and their decisions. However, now filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has gone to the extreme of comparing it to the Taliban.

“It’s really sad what is happening right now. The Censor Board is behaving like a Taliban. They should be censored and chopped. They censor our films, they should be chopped first. They should know their limits. It’s (film is) an art form,” said Bhardwaj in recent interview with IANS.

He continued, “When you use an abuse on the road, won’t that have a negative effect on you? A film is the mirror of the reality and not vice versa. A film doesn’t create reality, it just reflects reality.��Either the government makes a rule that people shouldn’t abuse on road. Then we will feel that the government wants to change the character of the nation. If the government really wants to make a change, then they should consider abusing behind the camera as a crime too. The society should change, not films, because filmmakers only show what all is happening in the society.”.

Bhardwaj has seen success recently with his latest film ‘Haider’ which starred Shahid Kapoor in the protagonist’s role.

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