Mulk: Disturbing To See Muslims Being Targeted; This Was A Big Reason For Me To Do The Film: Taapsee
It is "very disturbing" to see a particular community being targeted in the country, says actor Taapsee Pannu, whose latest film "Mulk" centres around a Muslim family caught in a terror plot.
It
is
"very
disturbing"
to
see
a
particular
community
being
targeted
in
the
country,
says
actor
Taapsee
Pannu,
whose
latest
film
"Mulk"
centres
around
a
Muslim
family
caught
in
a
terror
plot.
The
discrimination
against
the
community
was
a
big
reason
for
her
to
take
up
the
project,
the
30-year-old
said.
Referring
to
the
politically
charged
climate
in
the
country,
Pannu
said,
"It's
very
disturbing,
I'll
give
you
an
example
from
my
own
life.
My
manager
is
a
Muslim,
my
driver,
my
house
help
are
Muslims."
"...
my
life
is
run
by
them.
It's
very
disturbing
to
realise
that
a
particular
religion
is
being
targeted,"
she
told
reporters
at
the
trailer
launch
of
the
film.
Directed
by
Anubhav
Sinha,
"Mulk"
is
a
courtroom
drama
that
also
features
Rishi
Kapoor,
Neena
Gupta,
Rajat
Kapoor,
Manoj
Pahwa,
Kumud
Mishra
and
Ashutosh
Rana.
"This
(the
discrimination)
was
a
big
reason
for
me
to
do
the
film.
(I
thought)
if
someone
has
to
stand
up
then
I
would
like
to
take
that
responsibility,"
she
said.
Mr
Sinha,
who
was
also
present
at
the
event,
said
the
team
thought
they
were
swimming
against
the
tide
when
the
film
started
out.
But
the
positive
response
to
the
trailer
has
vindicated
their
stand.
"It's
not
about
Hindu-Muslims,
we
have
had
these
clashes
before.
It's
such
a
diverse
country,
everybody
has
fought
everybody.
Hindus
have
fought
Muslims,
Sikhs
have
fought
Hindus,
Shias
have
fought
Sunnis,
Brahmins
have
fought
Thakurs,"
he
said
while
discussing
his
film.
PTI