JE Entertainment Desk: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has finally reacted to the ongoing controversy surrounding Prabhas and Kriti Sanon-starrer ‘Adipurush’. Opening up about the same, Vivek said that it is a sin to make logic work when it comes to faith as it is a ‘sensitive matter’.
In a conversation with India.com, Vivek Agnihotri said, “Aastha ki jo cheezein hain, usme hume bahot hi responsible aur sensitive rehna chahye. Aapki kya aastha hai, kisi ki kya aastha hai… jaise kisi ka bacha hai aur maa ko agta hai ki mera bacha duniya me sabse sundar hai, toh mujhe koi haq nahi bolne ka ki vo thoda kam sundar hai ya nahi sundar hai. Vo maa ki aastha aur prem ha. Prem aur aastha ke mamle me sari logic fail ho jati hai. Aur uspe thes pahochana, usko aahat karna apnee aap me paap-purna karye hai (One has to be extremely sensitive and responsible while making a film about people’s faith. Your beliefs could be different from mine. Like if a mother believes that her child is the most beautiful child in the world, then I have no right to prove her wrong because it’s her faith and love. There’s no logic when it comes to the matters of faith and love. Trying to shake that faith, to hurt the sentiments and the belief of those people is a sin in itself).”
When asked if the CBFC committee didn’t oppose controversial scenes in 'Adipurush', 'The Kashmir Files' director stated, “I am part of the CBFC board. We don’t watch the film for certification. The film is watched by the common men and women. I don’t know what happened to the film at what stage and who watched it. I haven’t watched the film yet...So, I don’t know much about the movie. If you’d see my statements and comments from the past, I don’t generally talk about the other films. I never give an opinion on the films that others are making whether good or bad. However, I would say that matters of belief are quite sensitive.”
On the professional front, Vivek Agnihotri is all set for the release of The Vaccine War. The film stars Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher, Raima Sen and Sapthami Gowda. It is all set to hit the theatres on Dusshera 2023 in 11 languages.