'All Artists Should be Respected, But...': Yogi Adityanath opens up on Besharam Rang Row

CM Yogi remarked in an interview that a film director should bear in mind that he shouldn't provide any sequences that might cause controversy when developing a film

FP Staff|Feb 05, 2023, 16:08:48 IST

Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, addressed the issue surrounding the song "Besharam Rang" in the recently released Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan on Sunday.

CM Yogi remarked in an exclusive interview with Rahul Joshi, Group Editor-in-Chief, of Network18, that a film director should bear in mind that he shouldn't provide any sequences that might cause controversy when developing a film.

When asked about the boycott culture and the recent controversy around the song in ‘Pathaan’, CM Yogi said, “The film director should also take into consideration while making a film that it should not have scenes which could give rise to controversy or hurt public sentiments.”

The UP CM stated that more films are being produced in the state and that the state now has a policy for movies.

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