Bandit Queen: Shekhar Kapur Calls Out Streaming Platform For ‘Butchering Edit’ Of His Film Without Consent

Padma Bhushan recipient Shekhar Kapur, took to his social media to present a probing question to his fellow directors, and his concerns were duly noted. The acclaimed filmmaker, who was the man behind one of the best movies that Indian Cinema can boast of - the epic 1994 biographical action film Bandit Queen, brought up the fact that the film had been edited beyond recognition, yet it carried his name as the director. Taking to social media, Shekhar questioned if the same treatment would be meted out to a 'Christopher Nolan' film and asked if Indian filmmakers were 'lesser beings' than western directors.

Recalling the 'anguish' that a director and editor go through during the film's edits, Shekhar penned his frustration at seeing his movie 'carelessly butchered' for an OTT release.

Shekhar's sentiments were shared by his contemporaries, namely Sudhir Mishra, Hansal Mehta and Kunal Kohli, as they too shared similar opinions and echoed his sentiment of how its 'time for directors to fight for the creative rights over their work.' Indeed a thought-provoking subject matter.