'Must consider how one reads history & presents it in films'

New Delhi: Films are certified by the Central Board of Film Certification and filmmakers approach courts when there is a controversy, Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur said at the Times Now Summit 2022 on Thursday, while reacting to a question over why the government does not step in to protect filmmakers when they run foul of ‘fringe elements.’

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Thakur was reacting to the recent controversy over Om Raut’s ‘Adipurush’, starring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon, a film that retells the story of the epic Ramayana.