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Filmmaker Karan Johar said that he is not scared of anyone and is proud of his opinions.
At the Jaipur Literature Festival, Karan had said that democracy and freedom of expression were the "biggest jokes."
"How are we democratic? How is there freedom of expression," Karan said at the festival.
Karan attended the special screening of Hansal Mehta's
Aligarh, which chronicles the story of a professor (Manoj Bajpayee), who is made to quit his job for his sexuality and a young journalist (Rajkummar Rao), who tells his story to the world.
"Without fear and without any hesitation, I can say anything. My silence has stated everything. I'm not scared of anyone. The thoughts are mine and will always be mine and I'm very proud of my own feelings and thoughts," said Karan.
"Unfortunately, some people might agree or disagree but on a film like
Aligarh, there will be no disagreement. It's a very special film," added Karan.
Regarding his remarks on democracy and freedom of expression, Karan said: "I have said what I had to and I don't want to comment any further on what my thoughts were. We are filmmakers. We are entertainers, and that doesn't mean that we don't have our own thoughts and opinions. Sometimes these things happen and sometimes we make statements at certain platforms."
"I'm proud to be a filmmaker in India. I'm proud that I have a voice because I'm a filmmaker and I hope that I can continue to have that voice," said Karan. (Also Read:
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Karan was also criticised for his comments.
"Just the way our films are, we must take all kinds of opinions and feedback. Criticism should be taken in the right way. So if I have an opinion, you could agree with it and you could not agree with it. It is my prerogative to have an opinion. It is your prerogative to agree or disagree, and I firmly believe in that," said Karan.