Vikram Bhatt says the debate over animals has gone too far and defends it, citing the examples of Shah Rukh Khan’s Dar and Al Pacino’s Sacred Face: ‘Films are not social service’ bollywood news

Meanwhile, director and producer Vikram Bhatt recently shared his views on the film and said that society influences films and vice versa is not possible. In a conversation with Siddharth Kanan, he said: “We sometimes portray characters as robbers or serial killers…In Yash Chopra’s Daar (1993), Shah Rukh Khan’s character (Rahul Mehra) kills his girlfriend. . That doesn’t mean we’re advocating killing your girlfriend. That’s his character. (Shah Rukh kills his girlfriend in Baazigal) Ranbir’s character in Animal too. That may be the case. It’s not glorifying such behavior. It’s just acknowledging that such people exist. Remember the character played by Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)? Is he? Ranbir Kapoor is not like his character in real life. If he was, then the discussion would make sense.”

“It’s a movie, it’s a character, it’s a story… If you don’t like the story, don’t watch it. If you do, watch it. But why is there so much discussion about the story? ? Movies are not social service. They are for entertainment and should be seen as such. I think we make too much of a fuss about it,” he said.

“Ever since I was a child, I have heard that movies influence people. That’s not true; it’s the opposite. Society influences movies. Movies don’t influence society,” he asserts. did.

Referring to the controversial ‘lick my shoes’ scene between Ranbir and Tripti Dimri’s characters in ‘Animal’, he said: “If I said the same thing to my wife, she would definitely spank me. So what impact did that scene have? A wife who’s already licking shoes will continue to lick shoes. Yes, but that doesn’t mean others will follow suit.”

“Unfortunately, this has become a trend on social media. We have become too critical as a society. Everyone is a judge and wants to monitor what others think. “We are heading towards online fascism,” he added.

Previously worked as a screenwriter, lyricist, and poet Javed Akhtar also indirectly criticized Animal.. “If there’s a movie where a man asks a woman to lick his shoes, or a movie where a man says it’s okay to slap a woman, and that movie becomes a big hit, that’s dangerous,” he said. He gave a lecture at the Ajanta Ellora International Conference. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Film Festival.