Kolkata, March 23 -- Leading Bengali director-screenwriter Srijit Mukherji, who has bagged five National Film Awards to date, says the idea of neutrality in art is often misleading, arguing that avoiding a position can itself amount to prejudice.
Interacting with UNI, Mukherji said he has never approached filmmaking with the intention of appearing politically neutral. "Neutrality by itself is also prejudice," he said, explaining that each project demands its own ethical and narrative response.
The 48-year-old engaging conversationist, born and brought up in south Kolkata's cosmopolitan Bhowanipore, said he took a clear stand in "Gumnaami", which deals with the mystery surrounding revolutionary leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's disappear...