Vishal Krishna: “The Cops Had Not Come To Arrest Sarkar Director”
Are the makers of Sarkar trying to generate more heat from film’s political ramifications than required?
A few nights ago the film’s director A R Murugadoss had tweeted that the cops had come knocking on his door late at night.It was implied that the cops had come to arrest him.
But Tamil actor-producer Vishal Krishna feels the cops’ intentions were misconstrued. “I don’t think they had gone to arrestMurugadoss Sir. Why should they? Just because he has made a film about corruption in political? Powerful strong voices need to come forward and speak against corruption in politics. Films about corruption amongst the powerful and corrupt sections of our society have been made in nearly every Indian language. In Telugu Mahesh Babu did a big hit Bharat Ane Nenu some months ago . It had the same story as Sarkar of the NRI hero taking on the corrupt political system.”
Vishal feels Sarkar being targeted is a sign of a paranoid government. “If the film is passed by the censor board it is good to go.Why should the government feel insecure about criticism? Cinema is a powerful medium of change. Unless we identify the malpractices in public spaces how can they be corrected?”
Commenting on the speculation on Tamil superstar Vijay joining politics, Vishal comments. “Just because he has done amassy film on politics? No, I don’t think Vijay has any political ambitions. At least not at the moment. The day he decides to get active in politics he won’t need to do a film to announce his plans. He just has to take the plunge.”
Severely condemning the cuts made in Sarkar after the protests Vishal says, “They have removed a scene showing gifts given as bribe to voters, being burnt. But this will soon be a reality in India. The voter is no longer naïve. Sarkar creates awareness about the right to vote. The government should be thankful not insecure about the film’s intention.Rather than focus on stopping cinema from putting forward the corruption in politics, the Tamil Nadu government should help our film industry to nip piracy in the bud.”
