'My Hinduism Was Mocked', Says The Sabarmati Report Producer Ekta Kapoor: Hum Puja Bhi Chup Ke...

Sabarmati Report: Vikrant Massey starrer is all set to hit big screens on vember 15. Produced by Ekta Kapoor, film is set in aftermath of Godhra train burning incident in 2002 as per PTI. Massey will be seen as a vernacular journalist in upcoming thriller drama that makers are claiming is "inspired by true events". film also stars Ridhi Dogra and Raashii Khanna. Sabarmati Report trailer was launched on vember 6 and speaking at event, Kapoor recalled time when she was subjected to jokes and ridicule because of her religion. She called film a ‘social commentary’. 

Ek waqt tha jahan hum pooja bhi karte toh chup ke karte : Ekta Kapoor

Ekta Kapoor is kwn to wear accessories that hold religious significance. Speaking at trailer launch of Sabarmati Report, producer recalled fearing that she would be me fun of if she displayed her religious affiliation. She said, “Main pehle teeka lagati thi. mere pe itne jokes bane. mere hinduism ko apne upar pehen ke chalne pe, mere rings pe mere bangles pe ki muje lagne laga, agar main meditation karun ya mantra bolun toh usmein jokes bananege. (I used to wear a teeka and people used to make jokes. I was subjected to jokes for carrying my Hinduism with me in form of my rings and bangles. I thought people would make fun of me if I meditate or chant mantras.”

She ded that re was a time when she would pray away from public eye. She shared,"Ek waqt tha jahan hum pooja bhi karte toh chup ke karte ." Ekta Kapoor ded that in form y have shown how it is important to embrace our tritions be it in our clothing, langu or langu. She stressed that ‘English speakers' have been given far more importance than vernacular reporters till w. 

'I will name perpetrators, too, without naming or harming any religion', says, Ekta Kapor

Ekta Kapoor described Sabarmati Report as a “social commentary” when asked if film could instigate communal tension. She said she is a Hindu but "Hindu means you are secular". “I will never make a comment about any religion because I'm a Hindu. And I want to tell you this, that I love all religions. You need to see film. But at same time, I will name perpetrators, too, without naming or harming any religion. That's beauty of a storyteller,” she said.
 

Kapoor also denied any political influence in making movie on incident in which 59 people were killed near Godhra train station when S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was burnt. "I have t spoken to any politician or taken support of anyone. I am t with any wing that has shown a true wing and it is flying on that wing only,” she said, as per PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)