SS Rajamouli on political correctness in films: ‘I can’t be continuously worried about what people are going to say’

Rajamouli was asked to expand upon his statement in a recent interview with rogerebert.com, and the filmmaker said that he doesn’t care about what other people think and all that matters to him is the story. The director also addressed the increasing demand for political correctness in films. He was quoted as saying, “One thing I have noticed, once social media exploded and various people started commenting on various topics in any art form—I’ll talk about film, because that’s my area—filmmakers started taking [those comments] seriously and trying to be politically correct about everything. If you’re trying not to offend this person and not to offend that person, in essence, you’re losing the flavor of your story.”

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Rajamouli added, “You can’t be continuously worried about what people are going to say. That would be a very dishonest way of filmmaking. As a storyteller, my allegiance is to the story, not to anyone else. Everyone else comes later. Nowadays, I see two guys afraid to even put their hands over one another’s shoulders. They worry about what people might think. What the bloody hell? You’re friends!”

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Lately, SS Rajamouli has been busy promoting RRR across the globe as the film has been submitted to Oscars 2023 for nomination in various categories including Best Actor, Best Feature Film and Best Director, among others. Also starring Alia Bhatt, Samuthirakani, Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran, the movie has music by MM Keeravani.