Sudhir Mishra explains why he did not join the Wapsi Gang Award & # 39; and how polarized is Bollywood

At one time, the film industry largely refrained from expressing its reflections on political issues, with the exception of those who chose politics as an alternative after their film career was delayed. . It was hard to say what the industry as a whole thinks. This has gradually changed, election after election, while more and more celebrities have expressed their opinions in public.

Of course, there are still people who choose not to comment on any party or government, as Kangana Ranaut pointed out earlier this year. But we certainly see Bollywood getting more interested in political affairs than before – the two meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a number of parties using the power of stars to attract voters are proof of that.

Several actors and filmmakers even went from the front to sign an agreement. petition as a call to vote against "Modi and all the other parties who have always professed and divided people on common ground". The movement was criticized by many people within the industry itself, who were "shocked" to see their colleagues "divide a secular place like Bollywood".
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Director Sudhir Mishra thinks this discussion about polarization in Bollywood has been exaggerated. "There is a lot of polarization because of basic benefits, most of the time people do not care about it, they are interested in the box office, whether their movies are working or not. do not think that 99% of Hindus in the movie The industry even thinks that the guy next to them is a Muslim.Is there a polarization between Anurag Basu and Imtiaz Ali? Who will not work with Salman Khan or Aamir Khan ? "
He continues: "If four or five people have chosen to stand on one side, they are entitled to it, because of these two or three people, everything is upset, I do not think that even those who have joined the BJP So I have problems with Muslims, so I think the polarization in the industry is exaggerated.Company is another problem.The company has many problems, I do not comment on that. "

Mishra not only made films on political issues, coming from a political family, he saw the power seats closely. "My grandfather was former Prime Minister of the deputy, he was very close to Mrs. Gandhi, my father retired from there, he raised us with the salary of a teacher, one of my uncles was married a lady and she became Sheila Dikshit, but I had no advantage, I did not have Padma Shri or Raj Sabha, one of my uncles, Brajesh Mishra, was already head of the Prime Minister's Office for Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, so I know the power. "

Mishra chooses to remain politicized solely by his works of art. "I have not joined the Wapsi Gang Award.I think it's good for me to be an artist and a person who understands things and lets my movies reflect it." I made a film called Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi and published In 2004, after ten years of rule of the UPA, I was not even selected for the national prize. is a chance to take. "

Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi is just one of many films about the socio-political issues that have been addressed and that Mishra has taken up in his films. He was the scriptwriter of satires like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and by Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! and won the national award for his first film Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin a story of student activism, betrayal by comrades and conscience.

Thirty-five years later, Mishra moved away from his pet genre to make his digital debut with a series of thrillers. Hostages was adapted from an Israeli series as part of the Hotstar Specials program. The series, which will feature Ronit Roy and Tisca Chopra in the lead, will begin on May 31.

Tisca plays a surgeon who is asked to kill a Chief Minister of Occupational Therapy in exchange for the lives of her children and her husband, who are being held hostage by a group of criminals. Mishra, who has already directed thrillers like Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin said he had a lot of fun doing Hostages .

"The actors are wonderful, I have never seen a female character, she is someone who will do what is good, who is not afraid to react like a mother." She is willing to take risks crazy with his kids.It's very fascinating.I loved diving into his mind.When you watch the show, you think that Ronit's character is fake, but you will not understand what's going on. " He did it in the series until the end, "said the director.

Ask him why he chose to start his digital work with an adaptation, and Mishra said, "I'm working on several projects for digital, some of which I'm writing. That's what was done first. Moreover, how many filmmakers in India are doing original things anyway? can ask this question all over the world, expect India, even when they claim that it is original, 90% of the time it is not. At least I was there for 40 days, I realized every shot. And I had fun. I will do it again, the second season. I hope they will do it with me. "

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