After
veteran
writer-lyricist
Javed
Akhtar
voiced
his
strong
opinion
in
favour
of
"India's
Daughter",
his
son
Farhan
Akhtar
has
come
forward
to
support
the
controversial
documentary,
saying
filmmaker
Leslee
Udwin's
intent
is
not
to
defame
India.
The
documentary,
on
the
December
16,
2012
gang
rape
in
Delhi,
has
triggered
an
uproar
over
the
interview
of
Mukesh
Singh,
one
of
the
six
rapists
of
the
23-year-old
paramedical
student.
Farhan
watched
the
documentary
"India's
Daughter" at
its
premiere
in
the
US.
"Watched
#IndiasDaughter
last
night
at
the
U.S.
premiere
in
NYC.
Raises
some
serious
questions
about
the
concept
of
masculinity...The
filmmaker's
intent
is
clear.
It
is
not
to
defame
India
but
use
an
event
that
reverberated
around
the
globe
as
the
basis
for
her
study..."
Farhan
posted
on
Twitter.
The
actor-filmmaker,
who
himself
launched
a
social
campaign
MARD
(Man
Against
Racial
Discrimination)
in
2013
to
promote
gender
equality
and
women
empowerment,
added,
"The
director's
focus
on
the
aftermath,
ie:
public
outrage/protests/amendment
of
law
speaks
volumes
of
our
vibrant
democracy."
"India's
Daughter" documents
the
brutal
assault
on
a
girl
who
was
gang
raped
by
a
group
of
men,
including
the
driver
and
cleaner,
in
a
moving
bus
when
she
was
returning
home
with
her
male
friend.
It
also
features
an
interview
with
the
victim's
parents.