India, June 28 -- Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan believes violence on screen should be portrayed with responsibility rather than for shock value. Speaking about the impact of graphic depictions in films, the Masaan director argued that filmmakers can make audiences feel the weight of violence without explicitly showing it. In a conversation with Yuvaa, Neeraj also criticised the portrayal of an apparent acid attack sequence in the trailer of Tere Ishk Mein, starring Dhanush and Kriti Sanon, calling it "plain ugly".

Neeraj spoke about how violence should be portrayed on screen and said, "People say, 'Unless you show violence, how will you talk about violence?' Yeah, that is true. But there are ways to show and make you feel the violence. An exa...