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Sanjeev Sanyal: Don't Like a Film's Politics? Don't Watch It!
7 Sep
Summary
- Filmmakers should have freedom to tell stories, audiences can accept or reject.
- Sanyal advocates for diverse viewpoints coexisting in popular cinema.
- His book 'The Revolutionaries' is being adapted into a Prime Video series.
Economist and author Sanjeev Sanyal asserts that filmmakers should retain the freedom to tell any story they choose, with audiences holding the equal right to accept or reject it. This perspective challenges the notion of labeling films as propaganda based on their political leanings.
Sanyal, a Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, advocates for the coexistence of diverse viewpoints in popular cinema. He himself experienced this by discovering unfamiliar actors through the 'Dhurandhar' franchise, which he enjoyed despite not knowing many cast members beforehand.
His upcoming project, an adaptation of his book 'The Revolutionaries' for Prime Video, is set to premiere on September 11, 2026. This series delves into the armed revolutionary stream of India's freedom struggle, aiming to present it as a connected movement rather than isolated events.
The series format, Sanyal explains, is better suited to explore the ideological and historical links between figures like Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose, offering a more in-depth narrative than a feature film allows. He emphasizes that the series focuses on this specific stream of the freedom movement.
