Shekhar Kapur photographed at an event.
Panaji:
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said that returning awards is the easiest thing to do.
"40 per cent of the audience can't eat and your biggest concern is a kissing scene in a James Bond film, which has been cut short? I believed in Bandit Queen. I fought at the Supreme Court for the film for three years. If you believe in your film, go ahead and fight for it and see how far you go," said Mr Kapur.
"Similarly, if you really believe in intolerance, go out and do something. Returning awards is the easiest thing to do. Intolerance is not affecting you as much as the people who are living under the caste system," added Mr Kapur.(Also Read: India is Still Secular But It's Time to Speak Up, Says Nandita Das)
The filmmaker said that the problem lies in the fact that intellectuals have become the voice of the society.
"Everybody has his own view. If a culture does not undergo change, then there is no point. India is witnessing a change right now and there is bound to be a friction. But that friction is inherent in progress, inherent in change," said Mr Kapur.
"The problem is that intellectuals have become the voice of the society and that is very less in terms of percentage. We should take everyone into account. There is a tendency of intellectuals to become a club and that arrogance of the club becomes oppressive. It is a burden on the society," added Mr Kapur.
"40 per cent of the audience can't eat and your biggest concern is a kissing scene in a James Bond film, which has been cut short? I believed in Bandit Queen. I fought at the Supreme Court for the film for three years. If you believe in your film, go ahead and fight for it and see how far you go," said Mr Kapur.
"Similarly, if you really believe in intolerance, go out and do something. Returning awards is the easiest thing to do. Intolerance is not affecting you as much as the people who are living under the caste system," added Mr Kapur.(Also Read: India is Still Secular But It's Time to Speak Up, Says Nandita Das)
The filmmaker said that the problem lies in the fact that intellectuals have become the voice of the society.
"Everybody has his own view. If a culture does not undergo change, then there is no point. India is witnessing a change right now and there is bound to be a friction. But that friction is inherent in progress, inherent in change," said Mr Kapur.
"The problem is that intellectuals have become the voice of the society and that is very less in terms of percentage. We should take everyone into account. There is a tendency of intellectuals to become a club and that arrogance of the club becomes oppressive. It is a burden on the society," added Mr Kapur.
