Vikram Bhatt says filmmakers should operate within cultural framework of country: We don’t have to be another country, we are India

Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Director Vikram Bhatt has said filmmakers need to respect the culture and belief of a country where they work.

Vikram spoke with IANS during the promotions of his recently released film ‘Haunted 3D’. He said that every country has its own cultural framework, and filmmakers need to be mindful of that.

He said that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is largely liberal in granting certificates to the films.

He told IANS, “You are allowed some cuss words, you are not allowed some cuss words. Some kind of nudity is acceptable. Some kind of nudity is not acceptable. And that has not changed. And that’s fair. I mean, every country has its own culture, its own beliefs. And we should keep them. We shouldn’t have to be another country. We should be India. And if India has certain principles of public entertainment, then we should maintain them. They are not stringent anymore. You have lots more liberty to do what you want. They are allowing films with so much blood and gore. So much violence is being allowed”.

He further mentioned, “So then I think comes a sense of self-censorship. How much can I push this? What can I show? And that perhaps is where we are now. So, I mean, except for films that are of a political nature and are made to incite a kind of political unrest, you are pretty much okay to make any film in this country”.

Meanwhile, ‘Haunted 3D’ stars Mimoh Chakraborty, Chetna Pande, Shruti Prakash, Gaurav Bajpai, Praneet Bhatt and Hemant Pandey. The film promises an upgraded 3D experience using the newest technology to heighten every scare, making the horror more immersive. The film is currently playing in cinemas.

–IANS

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