Not taking any political side with ‘Mulk’: Anubhav Sinha

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, who deals with the alienation of Muslim community through the story of a family caught in a terror plot in Mulk”, says he is not taking a political stand with the film. The director is more interested in exploring the human side of the story through the film, which stars Rishi Kapoor and Taapsee Pannu in key roles.

“The film has a good intent, it is not a political film in anyway. It is a very social film, about everyone. I knew I wasn’t going to take a political side, I wanted to take a human side which can’t be wrong or controversial,” Sinha told. With “Mulk”, the 53-year-old director, who was subjected to vicious trolling on social media over the film, says there was not a single moment of self-censorship.

“I have not curbed anything. In fact, I have been told by people ‘Are you sure about this scene, dialogue?’ and I said, ‘I am’. Today, when they see the film there is nothing that can offend anyone,” he says.  The politically-charged climate today can be tricky, especially for artistes in the entertainment business but Sinha says if one has to worry about the consequences, then something is not right.