Naseeruddin Shah has no filters about what he thinks and speaks. The veteran actress is quite vocal about subjects that many celebs fear to comment on. He who has often talked about the political influence in cinema and the narrative divergence in it recently spoke to Brut India and shared his interest in making ‘courageous’ films on religion.
Why Naseeruddin Shah wants to make movies on religion?
The actor was speaking at the Bay of Cannes Film Festival when he was asked to choose a contemporary issue he’d pick if he had to make a movie and he quickly said ‘religion’. He continued, “I think courageous films should be made about this factor which seems to be on all our minds.”
Further calling it ‘one of the most harmful things that have happened to humanity’, Shah looked back at doing a Pakistani film called Khuda Kay Liye which according to him ‘was an important film, equally as important as Manthan.”
For those who don’t know, Naseeruddin Shah was at Cannes for the screening of his 1976 film Manthan.
Further in the conversation, Naseeruddin added, “Some people are attempting to do that, and gradually their numbers may multiply but it’s still not easy to make a direct statement and one has to couch one’s message in a palatable form.”
More about Manthan at Cannes
Alongside his wife and actress Ratna Pathak Shah, Shah will be attending the screening of Shyam Benegal’s social drama Manthan (1976). Selected in the Cannes Classics section, Manthan also starred Girish Karnad, Smita Patil, and Amrish Puri in key roles.
Prateik Patil Babbar who is also attending Cannes for the screening of his late mother’s (Smita Patil) classic told Pinkvilla exclusively that he’s beaming with pride and it’s an ‘extremely symbolic moment’ for him.
On Naseeruddin Shah’s work front
The 73-year-old was last seen in Emraan Hashmi’s web show Showtime which also starred Mouni Roy, Rajiv Khandelwal, Shriya Saran, Vijay Raaz, and Mahima Makwana in pivotal roles. In his kitty next is Vibu Puri’s Ul Jalool Ishq, alongside Vijay Varma, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Sharib Hashmi.
