US based director Raj Amit Kumar is all set to make a Hindi feature film on one of India’s most controversial subject ‘Ayodhya’, which will have Victor Banerjee in the cast.
Incidentally, Kumar’s first feature film ‘Unfreedom’ was banned in India for its “content”. On Sunday, some scenes depicting same-gender love from the film went viral after being leaked online.
The fight against the ban on ‘Unfreedom’ in Delhi high court, will bring Kumar to India in July. “My fight is beyond ‘Unfreedom’, he told. ” My fight against censorship is much more important than my film”, he added.
Speaking about his next film, he said “It’s a Shakespearean drama set in the modern politics of 1992, deal with what happened in 1992 head on. The making of ‘Ayodhya’ will be very different. “It will be my way of retelling history of India.
This film is on a battle for politics, power, pride, land and a woman with the worst religious warfare in contemporary political history of India. Though mine is a fictional narrative, it will attempt to address the truth of our contemporary society,” Kumar said.
“This film will show a true Ramleela. I may show the demolition in my film too,” he added.
when asked Victor Banerjee about in the context of his participation in such a film, the actor said the Babri Masjid killings have left a deep impact on his memory. “I can’t forget how misguided fools who climbed on top of the masjid and demolished it. As for acting in this film, I am not going to sacrifice my individualism,” he added.
Banerjee doesn’t know what role he will play in ‘Ayodhya’. “I have acted in ‘Unfreedom’ and I know that I will be there in ‘Ayodhya’. “I never think it is premature or immature of him to do so. It is up to us to assess his assessment and not pre-judge him,” Banerjee said.
Actor Adil Hussain, who has acted in ‘Unfreedom’, doesn’t doubt the capabilities of the ‘Ayodhya’ director either. “When I had asked the director why he chose such a subject, he told me he wants to explore subjects that are not talked about in India, Hussain said.
If ‘Ayodhya’ meets the fate of ‘Unfreedom’, it will prove that freedom of expression doesn’t exist in India. Hopefully, it will throw open a debate on freedom of expression in our country,” the director said.