Films
loaded
with
social
message
may
be
the
trend
in
the
industry
but
Anurag
Kashyap
believes
filmmakers
should
not
be
expected
to
deliver
a
message
through
their
movies.
The
director,
whose
upcoming
film
Mukkabaaz
promotes
sports
in
its
own
way,
said
as
a
filmmaker
his
aim
is
never
to
address
a
social
issue.
"Films
are
not
supposed
to
give
a
message.
A
film
is
not
a
charity
or
an
NGO.
We
have
been
making
love
stories
since
forever
but
people
still
don't
know
how
to
love.
"Even
if
a
film
gives
a
message,
people
clap
for
a
moment
and
then
forget.
As
a
filmmaker,
I
don't
believe
in
giving
a
message.
The
only
time
I
gave
a
message
in
my
film
was
in
'Black
Friday'," Kashyap
said
in
a
group
interview
here.
The
director
said
Mukkabaaz
may
be
a
pro-sports
films,
but
it
is
not
an
"advertisement"
for
boxing.
"It
is
a
film
which
shows
us
a
mirror.
What
people
take
from
it
depends
on
them."
The
film
has
been
given
a
U/A
certificate
by
the
CBFC
and
Kashyap
yesterday
praised
censor
board
chief
Prasoon
Joshi
for
a
"reasonable,
rational
and
empowering
experience".
While
the
CBFC
was
criticised
for
suggesting
modifications
in
Bhansali's
Padmavat,
including
a
title
change,
Kashyap
said
he
believes
in
speaking
against
or
for
any
authority,
based
on
his
"personal
experiences".
"Padmavat
getting
modifications
is
not
my
personal
experience
with
CBFC.
I
have
had
my
own
experiences
with
the
censor
board.
It
was
my
first
experience
with
Prasoon
and
I
was
literally
given
the
space
and
respect
a
filmmaker
should
get.
I
was
given
the
space
to
explain
the
context
of
the
things
in
my
film
and
it
has
never
happened
before.
"What
'Padmavati' went
through
only
Bhansali
knows.
My
personal
experience
has
been
great
(this
time).
I
have
always
said
the
CBFC
is
not
supposed
to
cut
the
film.
I
still
believe
in
that
and
we
are
heading
towards
it.
It
is
going
to
be
a
long
process."
Kashyap
said
being
the
head
of
CBFC
is
not
an
easy
job
and
he
would
never
want
to
be
in
that
situation.
"Prasoon's
position
is
not
an
easy
place
to
be
in.
He
will
be
accused
of
a
lot
of
things
and
by
the
end
of
it,
will
lose
a
lot
of
friends.
I
would
never
want
to
be
in
such
a
position.
"If
something
wrong
happens
I
criticise
it,
but
when
something
good
has
happened,
I
am
suppose
to
praise
it
as
well,"
he
said.
PTI