Online discussion: Threats to Creativity and Freedom of Expression.

All students:
      Here is attached a brief interview of Javed Akhtar.

 There are some rumours about A R Rahman to give music in an Iranian film on Mohmad Paigambar. It is not permitted under Quran to portray Mohmad Paigambar in painting or moving picture. If A R Rahman is involved in such film, it may hurt religious sensibilities of Indian Muslims and so he is threatened that there may be Fatwa against him.

  Secondly, there is a film being planned on the life of Tipu Sultan - a Muslim ruler of Mysore. It is rumoured that Rajnikant will play the role of Tipu Sultan. This has hurt religious sensibilities of Hindus. It is also belived that Tipu was against Tamils and so no Tamil should play any role in the biopic on Tipu.

  Well, the majority exerts their likeness and prejudices over the minorities and in the process construct a 'culture'. The said culture is appropriate for the majority and so most of them believe it to be moral / right / true way of living life. Later on, such way of life is 'naturalised' and justified by mythical stories of brave people belonging to the majority.

     Literary writers, by and large, are part of the process. At times, literary writers pose a threat or protest to such process. Such protests of past are not visible today ad history rarely takes notice of it. But we can read them as they happen while we are living. Observing contemporary times with spectacles of historical sense makes us aware of such process.

 Here is an example in this small interview. Javed Akhtar writes that he would rethink several times to write a scene written in Sholay.

What is that scene? Why would he rethink before writing of such scenes?
What do you comprehend from the interview?
Be brief, precise and to the point in your reply.

My Answer:
               Religion is the biggest issue in India. People become emotional, killer, etc on the name of their religions. In our society artist are not free to do whatever they want. Because there are some chains like chain of religion, chain of caste, etc. But it is not the good sign of our country, we must have to give freedom to our artist so they can create something new. It is also reflect in the movie like Rangrasiya. In that movie also artist suffer a of our religion aspects.

   As same here in this issue that if A.R Rahman give the music in the film of Mahmad Paigambar so Muslim don't like it. And another is Rajnikant play a role of Tipu Sultan then Hindu don't like.

     But point is that we must have to outcome from these type of issues then and then our country become progressive country. So try to be free thinker rather than to bounding people.


Thank you.