Published 16:47 IST, February 26th 2020

'Article 15' director Anubhav Sinha opens up about the most 'conflicting part' of the film

Helmer of 'Mulk', 'Article 15' and now 'Thappad', Anubhav Sinha in an interview claimed that his film addressing casteism in Indian society was 'compromised'.

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Helmer of Mulk, Article 15 and w Thapp, Anubhav Sinha in an interview claimed that his film dressing casteism in Indian society was 'compromised'. When asked how he ds 'cheese' to make his films more mainstream, he stated that re is a very 'thin layer' of certain compromises that one can make to make it more 'palatable'. He ded that he "wouldn’t make Mulk or Article 15 if it did t penetrate into next layer. re’s point in Anupama liking Article 15 and people t liking it".

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Anubhav Sinha speaks about 'conflict'

Speaking about moment that left him 'conflicted' about Article 15, Sinha stated that particular shot of upper caste hero walking with Dalit girl in his arms was a compromise he h to make. director was referring to sequence at end of film when Ayushmann Khurrana's character rescues a kidnapped girl and that film's portrayal of an upper-caste man as hero was met with a conflicted reception. 

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film, directed by Anubhav Sinha, is loosely inspired by heius Baun rape incident where two teen girls were gang-raped and gruesomely murdered by hanging m while y were still alive. movie highlights issue of caste discrimination in country through a mix of various incidents. film's title derives from Article 15 of Indian constitution, which prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, and place of birth.

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Maj Pahwa, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, M Naser, Ashish Verma, Sushil Pandey, Subrajyoti Bharat, and Mohamm Zeeshan Ayyub are also part of stellar cast of film. film, produced by Benaras Media Works, released on June 28.

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16:47 IST, February 26th 2020