Masaan director Neeraj Ghaywan speaks his views on casteism

Neeraj Ghaywan is a famous filmmaker who directed Masaan, which marks as a debut of Vicky Kaushal. In the Indian film industry, he has found his niche in telling complex stories about the evils of society through his films. In a recent interview he promoted his short film Geeli Puchi from Ajeeb Daastaans plus he spoke about his ideas of making socially relevant movies.

On being asked as if why he adds a tinge of casteism in every film he makes and whether he feels responsible to bring some change. Well the filmmaker refused to that but he said that he wants to point out questions that lurk around us.

Neeraj Ghaywan said, “No, I don’t feel responsible as such. I like to only point out questions through my work. Because the answers lie with people, I think for them to understand and relate to it. I mean, it’s a reality that we all see through, it’s all out there in our living rooms, everywhere. It is just that we are sort of oblivious to it and acting oblivious to it. Or, since you have not seen it; it doesn’t exist is the common funda that goes around. And that is the reason why we have to talk about these narratives, because frankly speaking there aren’t enough narratives around Hindi cinema on these lines. They are a handful of them that too have been made via a lot of servant gaze. It is not that I want to be this change-maker, it’s just that I want to talk about these things.”

The filmmaker further added, “It is also not just about casteism as such, it is about the intersection of so many things including caste, gender, sexuality. So all these things are the ones that are dear to me, close to me, that is why things move me, and hence I want to say them.”