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February 22, 2013 / 13:12 IST

He ruled out that his film takes a dig at "Rang De He ruled out that his film takes a dig at "Rang De Basanti" for ushering in the trend of candlelight protests in the country. "RDB was a great movie which stirred the youth of the country. But I have sought to probe in my film if candlelight protests actually contribute in changing the psyche of the perverts, the abusers of women and the criminals," says the director. Soumitra, who is portraying the role of chief minister, said, "The subject is very crucial and important in today's society. But I won't dwell much about my character at this stage." Bhowmik, who wanted to wrap up shooting in 40 days, denied he wanted to cash in on the brutal incident by taking up the subject in his film. "As a human being, everyone of us was deeply moved and disturbed by the incident. And as a filmmaker, though confined to one genre, I thought I should put forth my views on celluloid." He asked not to add commercial angle to films on such incidents. Besides Soumitra, Badshah Moitra plays an upright police officer in the movie and Srilekha Mitra his wife. Raj, Amrapali and Meghali are the new faces where Raj is the boyfriend accompanying the abused girl. PTI SUS MD BK

first published: Feb 22, 2013 12:32 pm

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