Mumbai: Filmmaker Subhash Ghai believes that cinema and art should hold social relevance, adding that any art without a cause is futile.
Ghai expressed his opinion ahead of the premiere of the director’s cut of his film Kaanchi: The Unbreakable on television. Released in 2014, it was the last-released film that Ghai had directed. “I believe any art without a cause is futile. Kaanchi: The Unbreakable was a reflection of all that has been plaguing society. We are progressing, and building a cleaner and fairer society. Yet, the story of the film stays relevant today. An uber-passionate team and artistes as late Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Kartik Aaryan and Mishti made Kaanchi a great piece of art,” said the 75-year-old filmmaker, who had a golden run at the box office in the eighties and the nineties.
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable is a heroine centric film that casts Mishti as the titular protagonist Kaanchi. The film talks of the inner power of a woman who represents millions of suppressed youth in the country.