Why
Mardaani
2
Director
Was
Deeply
Moved!
In
an
official
statement,
writer-director
Gopi
Puthran
said,
"Mardaani
2
addresses
a
huge
societal
issue
of
rape
and
the
rise
of
horrific
crimes
committed
by
juveniles
in
India.
One
is
deeply
moved
when
such
shocking
incidents
happen
and
as
a
writer,
I
wanted
to
voice
this
issue
and
bring
to
light
a
terrible
reality
that
today's
India
and
its
youth
faces."
"I
was
troubled
by
many
incidents
that
took
place
across
our
country
in
the
last
four
years
and
the
complex
nature
of
those
crimes
left
me
shocked
and
perplexed," he
further
added.
'Mardaani
2'
Is
Inspired
By
Incidents
That
Left
The
Country
Scarred
He
said, "As
a
human
being,
I
felt
fear
after
reading
about
these
incidents
because
it
could
happen
to
my
family
or
people
that
I
know
and
I
wanted
to
do
my
bit
to
make
as
many
people
aware
of
the
threat
posed
by
nameless,
faceless,
young
and
underage
boys
who
are
resorting
to
such
violence."
'Mardaani
2'
Is
Not
A
Documentary
"Despite
all
the
inspirations,
Mardaani
2
at
the
end
of
the
day
is
a
film
and
not
a
documentary
and
it
should
be
seen
as
that.
Kota
has
been
used
by
us
as
the
setting
for
this
film
only.
We
are,
in
no
way,
suggesting
that
such
events
or
incidents
happen
in
Kota
and
there
was
no
intention
to
tarnish
the
reputation
of
the
city," Puthran
said
in
his
statement.
Gopi
Puthran
Apologises
To
Kota
Residents
"If
this
has
hurt
or
upset
the
sentiments
of
residents
of
the
city,
we
are
deeply
regretful.
We
realize
that
since
the
trailer
says
it's
'Inspired
By
True
Events' and
our
film
is
based
in
Kota,
it
could
be
open
to
miscommunication.
We
shot
Mardaani
2
extensively
in
Kota
and
we
only
received
love
and
warmth
and
huge
cooperation
from
the
people
and
all
the
authorities
of
the
city.
This
gesture
is
YRF's
mark
of
respect
to
Kota
and
it's
wonderful
people,"
concluded
the
filmmaker.