Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has responded after a Twitter user called him ‘a
shameless person’ for making Faraaz. The upcoming film is based on the 2016
terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The movie
is jointly produced by T-Series and Benaras Media works in association with
Mahana Films.Reacting to Hansal’s tweet unveiling the trailer, the person wrote on
Saturday, “You should be ashamed of yourself. You are a shameless person.
You are exploiting a horrifying tragedy for profit without asking the
permission of victims family. Why don’t you make film about incidents from
your own country?”
shameless person’ for making Faraaz. The upcoming film is based on the 2016
terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The movie
is jointly produced by T-Series and Benaras Media works in association with
Mahana Films.Reacting to Hansal’s tweet unveiling the trailer, the person wrote on
Saturday, “You should be ashamed of yourself. You are a shameless person.
You are exploiting a horrifying tragedy for profit without asking the
permission of victims family. Why don’t you make film about incidents from
your own country?”
Sharing the link to an article, Hansal replied, “Hopefully this piece gives
you the chance to take a more balanced perspective on the issue. Please
read.” The mentioned article spoke about ‘artistic freedom’, ‘allowing
grief to permeate into censorship’ and ‘cancel culture’. It also talked
about how the attack was related to many ‘larger national and global
trends’. The film is set to release in cinema halls on February 3.
