Filmmaker
Anubhav
Sinha,
who
deals
with
the
alienation
of
Muslim
community
through
the
story
of
a
family
caught
in
a
terror
plot
in
Mulk,
says
he
is
not
taking
a
political
stand
with
the
film.
The
director
is
more
interested
in
exploring
the
human
side
of
the
story
through
the
film,
which
stars
Rishi
Kapoor
and
Taapsee
Pannu
in
key
roles.
"The
film
has
a
good
intent,
it
is
not
a
political
film
in
anyway.
It
is
a
very
social
film,
about
everyone.
I
knew
I
wasn't
going
to
take
a
political
side,
I
wanted
to
take
a
human
side
which
can't
be
wrong
or
controversial," Sinha
told
PTI.
With
Mulk,
the
53-year-old
director,
who
was
subjected
to
vicious
trolling
on
social
media
over
the
film,
says
there
was
not
a
single
moment
of
self-censorship.
"I
have
not
curbed
anything.
In
fact,
I
have
been
told
by
people
'Are
you
sure
about
this
scene,
dialogue?' and
I
said,
'I
am'.
Today,
when
they
see
the
film
there
is
nothing
that
can
offend
anyone,"
he
says.
The
politically-charged
climate
today
can
be
tricky,
especially
for
artists
in
the
entertainment
business
but
Sinha
says
if
one
has
to
worry
about
the
consequences,
then
something
is
not
right.
"I
don't
feel
scared
but
when
people
ask
me
this
question
and
say,
'Please
take
care,
stay
safe',
that
is
not
a
good
thing
to
hear.
You
are
saying
something
about
your
country,
your
people,
that
you
strongly
feel
and
I
don't
know
how
to
curb
it.
"Either
you
don't
say
it
and
make
a
safe
film
like
'Dus'
or
you
say
it
and
make
a
'Mulk'.
There
is
no
in
between.
I
can
make
a
safe
'Dus',
a
safer
'Ra.One'
but
not
a
safe
'Mulk.'"
The
filmmaker
was
impressed
with
the
way
Deepika
Padukone,
who
faced
death
threats
for
Padmaavat,
handled
the
situation.
"I
loved
the
way
Deepika
conducted
herself-
with
dignity,
courage
and
grace.
I
am
sure
she
felt
threatened
at
times,
if
someone
is
constantly
saying
on
TV
that
he
will
cut
her
nose
or
head
off,
there
are
points
of
vulnerability.
You
might
feel
petrified
but
the
way
the
girl
handled
it,
I
have
total
respect
for
her.
"But
nothing
happened.
They
were
never
going
to
do
it.
People
chose
to
market
it
like
that
because
it
was
selling
like
a
good
story.
There
was
a
man
sitting
with
an
open
sword
on
a
news
channel
and
it
was
allowed!
Imagine.
So
this
fear
was
marketed."
Also
featuring
Neena
Gupta,
Manoj
Pahwa,
Kumud
Mishra,
Ashutosh
Rana
and
Prateik
Babbar,
among
others,
the
film
releases
August
3.