My father was a writer. You would've liked him. He used to say that artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up.
Evey said to V.
[Screenwriter Basharat] Peer said he hoped the film would challenge the narrative constructed by previous mainstream cinema about the Kashmir conflict and give an alternative point of view.
"Kashmiris have always been portrayed as crazy fanatics or Kashmir simply seen as a picturesque tourist destination. This is a very different view," he said.
Reference:
Bollywood Hamlet set in Kashmir likely to cause controversy in India.
Both Peer and Director Vishal Bhardwaj took liberties with `Hamlet, in order to exercise their creative license and tell their story. I think that's perfectly fine. More than perfectly fine, `Haider is a
tour de force interpretation of a renowned play in English literature and theater. In so doing, they remind me (us) of that wise bit from Evey about the power of art to tell the truth and the irony of how it does so via imagination.
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