Anurag Kashyap Opens Up About The Rape Threat His Daughter Received

Anurag Kashyap was present today at the trailer launch of Taapsee Pannu starrer, Game Over. The filmmaker is presenting the film.

At the trailer launch, Anurag Kashyap was asked about the rape threat his daughter received. For those who don’t know, Anurag has tagged the PM after his daughter received a rape threat online.

Dear @narendramodi sir. Congratulations on your victory and thank you for the message of inclusiveness. Sir please also tell us how do we deal with these followers of yours who celebrate your victory by threatening my daughter with messages like this for me being your dissenter. pic.twitter.com/jC7jYVBCi8
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 23, 2019

The filmmaker said,

“I get trolled a lot but I ignore it. Basically, it depends on how someone reacts to it. If someone can strongly say that such things shouldn’t happen then such things will stop automatically. The silence encourages such people. The trolling happens in excitement. People do it without thinking.”

He added,

“When I got a reaction from my daughter, I was thinking what to do. We went to the police and filed an FIR. That has it’s own course. The main reason of me tagging the PM was that until we don’t have a strong law or until someone doesn’t criticise such things in strong words, it won’t stop.”

Anurag also said,

“If I have to say something about anyone, I shouldn’t be scared. A democracy gives you the right to ask questions. I shouldn’t be made scared to ask questions. Such an atmosphere isn’t right. At an individual level, I don’t feel scared. But when your daughter is scared, you have to stand with her to give her assurance. I tell her to ignore such things. But I think this is the first time she couldn’t ignore.”

The filmmaker also spoke about having a contrary opinion.

“I fully accept that the PM candidate I didn’t support in the elections, won. It’s a public mandate. I believe in fighting for the things I believe in with the government. I don’t fight against a party, I fight against the government. In a country, you can have a contrary opinion. And that contrary opinion can coexist. I don’t relate with the PM but that doesn’t mean that he won’t be chosen because of me. He has been chosen and he’s our PM. If he comes anywhere, I will stand (in respect) like all others. But that doesn’t mean I agree with everything and keep quiet.”

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