Creative Freedom

Kunal Kohli
We filmmakers think we have the creative freedom to show whatever we want on screen but it is creativity on tenterhooks! We don’t know when some person from somewhere will stand up,protest and object against some minor thing like a name or a line or a word in a song. And the sad thing is that they get away with it. But I guess if we have the freedom to create something they have the freedom to protest as well!

Anurag Kashyap
There is no creative freedom at all for filmmakers who are working on a tight budget. Only if the director is powerful like Sanjay Bhansali,Vishal Bhardwaj or Farah Khan can he or she put their feet down and get things done the way they want. Conversely,if the filmmaker has a big star in his film he will get some freedom. Otherwise,he is controlled by the producer.

Ayan Mukerji
I am of the opinion that every kind of creative freedom should be permitted in cinema and art. There should be no restriction at all. So it is annoying when someone stands up and protests against inane issues. I cannot comment on freedom of expression three decades ago because many things were suggestive and not explicitly shown on screen

Aarti Shetty
I think it depends entirely on with whom you are working. If the director has written the script,he has to have more creative freedom since it is his own vision