Hansal Mehta Says He’s Been Advised Not To Be Vocal On Social Media

Criticism can be polite and without malice, says filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who has been advised not to be vocal on social media but believes it is important to speak one's mind. Mehta, known for movies such as "Shahid", "Aligarh", "City Lights" and "The Buckingham Murders" and hit OTT shows like "Scam" and "Scoop", is one of the most outspoken and active members from the film fraternity online, whether it is speaking out about what's ailing Hindi cinema or his comments on the controversy around comic Kunal Kamra's stand-up act. The filmmaker's stories, in both movies and in shows, have mapped contemporary upheavals in the society whether it's the murder of lawyer-activist Shahid Azmi, suicide of the Aligarh Muslim University professor Ramchandra Siras following a sting operation to determine his sexual orientation, stories of Harshad Mehta and Abdul Karim Telgi or journalist Jigna Vora's arrest in the murder of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey and her acquittal seven years later. Mehta is currently busy with his ambitious project "Gandhi" and the subsequent seasons of critically-acclaimed shows such as "Scam" and "Scoop".