Mob is out of control now: Anurag Kashyap on PM Modi asking BJP workers to avoid commenting on films
Mumbai, Jan 19: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's advice to his party workers to stop commenting on movies comes late as the "mob is out of control now".
According to party sources, in his address at the BJP national executive on Monday, PM Modi had suggested party workers to refrain from making unnecessary remarks on irrelevant issues such as movies as they put the party's development agenda on the back-burner.
At the trailer of his upcoming movie "Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat", Kashyap was asked about it. The director said the prime minister's advice to his party workers would have made a difference had he spoken about it four years ago.
"If he had said this four years ago, it'd have made a difference. Now, I don't think it'll make a difference. It was about controlling their own people. Things have gone out of hand now. I don't think anybody will listen to anyone.
"When you stay silent, you empower prejudice and you empower hatred. It has now got so much empowered that it is a power in itself. The mob is out of control now," the filmmaker told reporters.
Over the last few years, the Hindi film industry found itself at the centre of many controversies, ranging from its nepotistic practices, celebrity culture, drug menace and content of the movies and shows.
Most recently, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Pathaan" landed in a row over its first song "Besharam Song". Many politicians had slammed the song for hurting the sentiments of Hindu community for the costumes used in the track.
Shariq Patel, the producer of "Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat", welcomed PM Modi's advice to his party workers.
"It's very good that he (PM Modi) said that and I hope it'll lead to something good and end whatever negativity is there against the industry. I don't share Anurag's views on this, and I hope he's proved wrong," Patel said.
To this, Kashyap responded, "Even I hope I'm wrong about this, I'll be very happy if I'm proved wrong."
PM Modi's advice to his workers comes two weeks after actor Suniel Shetty sought Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's help against the 'Boycott Bollywood' trend on social media.
Many Hindi titles in 2022 battled the #BoycottBollywood trend on social media, beginning with Aamir Khan's movie "Laal Singh Chaddha" and Akshay Kumar's "Raksha Bandhan".
The other targets also included Kashyap's directorial "Dobaaraa" as well as Vijay Deverakonda-starrer "Liger", and Ayan Mukerji's big-budget fantasy adventure "Brahmastra: Part One Shiva".
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Search operation ends in Anjaw truck accident, 20 bodies recovered
Itanagar (PTI): The multi-agency search and rescue operation in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, where a mini-truck on which 21 people from Assam were travelling plunged into a deep gorge, has been officially called off by the district administration on Monday.
Till Sunday, 20 bodies were recovered and one survivor rescued following four days of intensive efforts by disaster response teams, Anjaw Deputy Commissioner Millo Kojin said.
The DC in an official order said that the search and rescue operation, which began on December 11, was formally concluded at 10 am on Monday after exhaustive combing of the accident site near Lailiang, about 40 km from Hayuliang sub-division.
Though earlier it was estimated that 22 labourers were in the ill-fated vehicle, but a communication from the senior superintendent of police of Assam's Tinsukia district on Sunday confirmed that there were only 21 people in the mini truck, including the driver, the DC said.
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The accident occurred on the night of December 8 along the Hayuliang–Chaglagam road when a mini truck carrying 21 labourers from Tinsukia district of Assam fell into a deep gorge. The incident came to light only on the evening of December 10 after one injured survivor managed to reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp and alerted authorities.
Following the report, a large-scale rescue operation was mounted involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army, BRTF, local police and the district administration.
Despite extremely challenging terrain and weather conditions, rescue teams successfully retrieved 20 bodies from the gorge, while one labourer survived the mishap.
In a separate order, the district administration confirmed that the NDRF team completed its assigned task and has been released from duty with immediate effect, after all mortal remains were handed over to the district administration and subsequently to the relatives of the deceased following completion of legal formalities.
The deputy commissioner, who is also chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), placed on record appreciation for the professionalism, dedication and coordinated response of all agencies involved in the operation, carried out under extremely difficult conditions.
The district administration also expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families of the victims.
