After praising 'Animal,' Karan Johar speaks out against 'harmful films'

Lately theres been a big talk on social media about how movies and filmmakers should act responsibly Karan Johar whos always been outspoken about filmmaking recently talked about how important it is to be sensitive when making moviesAs the director of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani he emphasized that one film alone cant transform societyKaran Johar speaks out against harmful filmsKaran Johar recently joined the 9th National Leadership Conclave by AIMA All India Management Association in Delhi During his speech he acknowledged that movies do influence society gradually which means filmmakers carry a big responsibility for what they put out there But he also pointed out that a single film cant completely reshape societyKaran Johar explained What we project and what we say we have to consider it with some amount of sensitivity because people take the spoken word very seriously Of course no one can change the fabric of society with one feature film It is not possible It takes a lot of work and a lot of cinema if you want to drive home a point today I believe so many films that talk about women empowerment are finally hitting home today Nothing happens overnightHe also spoke out on the issue of harmful films in todays society He mentioned There have been films that continue to be harmful but I hope those filmmakers realize with time how important the platform they have is how important their voices areThis follows Karan Johars public praise of Sandeep Reddy Vangas movie Animal which has been criticized for promoting toxic masculinity and being misogynisticWhat did Karan Johar say about AnimalAt the mega panIndian roundtable 2023 by Galatta Plus Karan Johar explained what made him like Animal and also revealed that he had tears in his eyes during the climax I loved Animal for its frontfooted absolutely convictionbased narrative storytelling breaking grammar breaking myths breaking everything that you think conforms to mainstream cinema Suddenly you have an interval block where the hero is getting bashed up and everyones singing a song I am like Where have you seen a sequence like this Its genius The end where the two men are going for each other and they play that song I had tears in my eyes but there was only blood So I was like something is wrong with me or something is wrong with him but something put together is very right about this film This is not an average thinking mind This is a mind of someone who is so distinct so individualistic that I was blown away I saw the film twice first to see as an audience member and second to study it I think the success and acceptance of Animal is gamechanging The conviction is something that I want to haverdquo