I feel like I’ve joined the herd mentality of the silent society: Karan Johar

“I feel scared to raise a point in my film, I feel scared to give an opinion and then I feel scared what’s going to happen during the release of my film,” says filmmaker Karan Johar, who was under attack from right-wing Hindu outfits for casting a Pakistani actor in his movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

Filmmaker Karan Johar, whose Ae Dil Hai Mushkil was caught in a controversy for featuring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, has said he has become “scared” of expressing his opinion freely despite the fact that he continues to be “liberal” as a person.

Karan, known for his flamboyance and romantic dramas, says a filmmaker needs to go beyond just being behind the camera, to deal with actors.

“I’m a liberal. In a headspace, that is extremely progressive about many things. But I just feel like I can’t say anything. I feel like I’ve joined the herd mentality of the silent society,” Karan said on “Bollywood Roundtable 2016 with Rajeev Masand”.

“I feel scared to raise a point in my film, I feel scared to give an opinion and then I feel scared what’s going to happen during the release of my film,” added the filmmaker, who was under attack from right-wing Hindu outfits for casting Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

Karan, known for his flamboyance and romantic dramas, said a filmmaker needs to go beyond just being behind the camera, to deal with actors.

Karan was on “Bollywood Roundtable 2016 with Rajeev Masand”, with names like Ram Madhvani, Ali Abbas Zafar and Nitesh Tiwari. It will be aired on CNN-News 18 India on Friday.

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