In an exclusive conversation, Ashutosh Rana opens up about filmmakers who twist history and make propaganda films to fulfill their hidden agendas. Read on to know more.
Ashutosh Rana is one of the most renowned and respected actors of the Bollywood industry. Known for films like Sangharsh and Dushman, the renowned actor has portrayed many iconic characters. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he has been quite vocal about social and political issues. Apart from being an actor, Ashutosh is also an acclaimed storyteller, writer, producer, and much more. The actor himself has written Ramrajya, a widely popular book which was praised immensely for beautifully describing the life of Lord Ram. In an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Life, he opens up about filmmakers twisting the history of important subjects like Ramayana and much more to fulfill their propaganda motives.
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Ashutosh Rana has made a comeback to theatre plays after almost 22 years. He is essaying the character of Ravan in the theatre play Humare Ram. He is also someone who knows the nitty-gritty of Ramayan as he himself has written a popular book called Ramrajya based on the life of Lord Ram. While he is very particular about the history of Indian culture, how does he feel when today some filmmakers twist history to glorify one religion and degrade another? The actor said, "People shouldn't do this. Nobody should make a film which jeopardizes the subject. Not only cinema, any story or any news, if there's a hidden agenda, it can never be impactful. Be it cinema, society, media, these things are curated to resolve and not to create more issues and problems.''
He further added, ''In our own way, within our respective fields, we need to be careful of such things. Even if there's a difference of opinion, there's no need to fight; it can be sorted with discussions. And the first rule of discussion is that we need to respect everyone's thoughts."
Talking about propaganda films, Bollywood films such as The Vaccine War, Anupam Kher starrer The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story, Bastar The Naxal Story, and a few others have recently been accused of being propaganda films.
