Shahid Kapoor on Padmavati row: "I am very optimistic about the release of Padmavati. There are people who are being angsty and losing their cool. I don't want to be one of them. I will be disappointed if the film doesn't get a release at all.
"Having said that, right now I don't have a clue when the rilm will come out. Your guess is as good as mine. Shahid Kapoor. #IFFI
"I stand with Mr Bhansali. Vishal Bhardwaj on Padmavati row.
Note: Vishal Bhardwaj was very reluctant to talk about the issue. After persistent questions and a reminder abt how the media stood by him during Haider, he responded with that one line.
At the IFFI red carpet, I will be asking each and everyone, every artist, actor, filmmaker who has a stake in the industry and who is directly affected by censorship and threats by fringe groups, abt what s/he feels of the current environment. Let's see how this goes.
AR Rahman at the IFFI Red Carpet, when asked about the Padmavati row, "Sorry. Walks away. "i will let you know... well done, Mr Rahman.
When asked about the Padmavati row, producer Boney Kapoor on IFFI red carpet said, "Padmavati is, well, not my film. Great way to show solidarity.
Young actor Ishaan Khattar perhaps had the bravest' comment. "I don't believe art should be suppressed (in the manner it has). On S Durga and Nude being dropped from IFFI, a fest where his film, Beyond the Clouds, is premiering.
When asked what's the point if celebrating cinema at a film fest when the idea of cinema is in itself under threat, Prasoon Joshi said, "there are many people who don't get to watch international films, fest is for them, as for Padmavati, we need to stop being angsty.
He went on to say, "Due process is being followed. Talks are going on. We need to sit and reach a consensus which all parties agree upon.
Lol, it appears actors aren't taking the red carpet after repeated questions raised on censorship, Padmavati, S Durga, Nude. This in itself says a lot about how scared artists are to make critical remarks against the govt.
Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, director of Barely ki Barfi, and who is part of IFFI's steering committee, on S Durga and Nude being dropped: "I don't want to say anything on that.
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