Legendary lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar on Sunday said that everyone has the right to propagate their ideas through creative works.<\/p>\n
Akhtar was speaking to reporters after receiving a special award from a leading city-based jewellery brand for his achievements, when he was asked to comment on some recent films like Dhurandhar being labelled as propaganda.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know what you mean by propaganda films. I loved Dhurandhar; it was an excellent film. I liked the first one more than the second,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Every story takes a stand, but does it become propaganda because the narrative doesn’t suit a section of the audience? Everyone has the right to propagate their ideas. What is wrong with propaganda films? The task of every filmmaker is to present the truth,” Akhtar added.<\/p>\n
He further explained that even if a film’s narrative is based on a fairy tale, it will still carry an underlying ideology.<\/p>\n
The veteran screenwriter also noted that every film carries a moral, which may be interpreted or labelled differently.<\/p>\n
About Dhurandhar<\/strong><\/p>\n Talking about\u00a0Dhurandhar,\u00a0the film stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, and Danish Pandor.<\/p>\n The film is a duology. The film’s first installment was based on a high-stakes covert counter-terrorism operation.<\/p>\n It traces an undercover Indian intelligence agent who infiltrates Karachi’s criminal syndicates and political power structures in Pakistan in an effort to dismantle a terror network targeting India.<\/p>\n Meanwhile,\u00a0Dhurandhar: The Revenge\u00a0traces the story of an undercover Indian intelligence agent who continues to infiltrate Karachi’s criminal syndicates and Pakistani politics while avenging the 26\/11 attacks and confronting bigger threats. The film’s storyline draws loosely on several real-life geopolitical events and conflicts in South Asia.<\/p>\n