They must give protection to anyone who is threatened in this manner. Will the government remain a mute spectator? This is a shocking state of affairs. Are threats of mutilation and death allowed to be made without rebuke. Such threats are unheard of in a democracy.
#Shivaji bharat ek khoj tv#
These threats have been issued publicly on TV and other mass media. We have seen individuals offering bounties of Rs 5 crore and more for killing or mutilating actors and the director of Padmavati. Threats have reached alarming levels at present. This does not mean we should not do what we must, but always be aware that there can, at times, be a backlash.īut what is the role of the state when people start issuing threats?
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As filmmakers and people in the creative field, we have to be aware of the political vagaries of the time. Currently, the prevalent situation between the two countries does not allow it. As far as casting actors from Pakistan is concerned, it is not that we have never been able to do so. It has swung the other way as well, in the past. Media, newspapers and TV have all gone that way. It is like a pendulum, which has swung to the majoritarian view at present. In 2017, how would you define creative licence in India? Now you cannot cast real life stars who are Pakistani and also not talk about mythical characters.
#Shivaji bharat ek khoj professional#
The subjective voice was that of Nehru, while the objective voice was that of the professional historians. I also made sure that the views of recognised contemporary Indian historians - across the three main periods: ancient, medieval and modern India - were given expression as well. I had Nehru narrate the commentary in his own voice (Roshan Seth played the role). His rendition had a strong nationalist bias. He did correspond with historian EP Thompson when in doubt. He did not have his source material at hand - no libraries to refer to. I was aware of one very important fact: Nehru had written this when he was incarcerated in Ahmednagar jail for three years or more. To what extent did you follow Discovery of India, and to what extent did you go beyond the text? This prevented all unnecessary controversies. I made it clear that it was derived from the historian Jadunath Sarkar’s authoritative work, Life of Shivaji. For instance, the Shiv Sena had problems with how I presented Shivaji in Bharat Ek Khoj. Mentioning the source is essential, since the story is not a purely imaginary work of the filmmaker. If it is drawn from a fictional ballad, like Jaisi’s work, then that should be made clear too - whether it’s a traditional rendition, a mythic retelling or a historical recreation. Whenever any film relates to any contentious historical or mythological incidents or events, it is always prudent to refer to its source. How must literary characters or historical characters be handled by filmmakers? I get the impression that the Padmavati story is being used to create and consolidate a political block of the Rajput community. I can only speculate on reasons behind the Karni Sena’s agitation.
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The narrative of Jaisi’s ballad is rich with emotion and pathos.
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On another pavilion, above the pavilion of the dancing women, Raja Ratan Sen looks at the same scene. Rani Padmavati is seen watching the women. There is a scene in it where Alauddin Khilji, who laid siege to Chittor Fort, is standing below the ramparts and looking at a pavilion above where a group of women are singing and dancing the ghoomar.
#Shivaji bharat ek khoj series#
In Bharat Ek Khoj, a series on Indian history that I made for Doordarshan in early 1980s, I had picturised an episode based on Padmavat. Does this make it a problem of another order?Īs far as Rani Padmini or Padmavati is concerned, her existence is vivid in popular imagination due to Padmavat, the long heroic ballad written by Mallik Mohammad Jaisi, a Sufi poet, in and around 1540. Biographies run into trouble with families, but this is the portrayal of a mythical character.