Filmmaker Hansal Mehta Supports Kunal Kamra? Grills Arnab’s sense of Journalism!

Bollywood Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has revealed that he has mixed feelings about Kunal Kamra's actions and it seems he has stood by the comedian who tried to heckle Journalist Arnab Goswami...

Hansal Mehta and Kunal Kamra

Earlier today, stand-up comedian landed in trouble as he heckled journalist Arnab Goswami. Indigo and Air India reacted strongly and restricted the comedian’s access to their airline services after the video surfaced online. 

Now, Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has called the comedian’s actions uncool, however, he also pointed out that the extreme reaction of airlines banning him for six months has made him realize that it was ‘necessary’.

Hansal took to his twitter handle and shared his views about the same. He Tweeted: “I used to know Arnab earlier - not exactly a friend but as someone passionate about news and debate. It is sad to see him becoming a preposterous, partisan and obnoxious servant of a dictatorial establishment. He symbolizes the mostly comatose state of TV journalism in India”

“I did not like the way @kunalkamra88 heckled Arnab on a flight. I felt it was unnecessary and uncool coming from someone who usually criticizes with such sharp wit. But seeing the even more uncool response by airlines (with govt blessings) to his behavior I have mixed feelings...Kunal Kamra’s act now seems almost like the only option to expose an establishment and its stooges. He called Arnab out in a very crude way and the response was a vulgar show of authoritarianism. Kamra’s protest still does not feel right to me but I almost feel it was necessary,” Hansal added.

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The filmmaker also pointed out Goswami’s sense of journalism as he mentioned that “I used to know Arnab earlier - not exactly a friend but as someone passionate about news and debate.” However, he clarified his tweet as he said: “It is sad to see him becoming a preposterous, partisan and obnoxious servant of a dictatorial establishment. He symbolises the mostly comatose state of TV journalism in India.”

In a tweet posted by Kunal, he issued his statement which clearly mentioned his stand about the whole scenario and clarified what had happened in the flight. 

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