Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Director Neeraj Ghaywan on Making Films About Dalits
Director Neeraj Ghaywan talks about how people question him for making films about Dalits.
He says that Indian cinema often focuses on a small part of the population, mostly urban, and ignores the majority who live in villages and work in agriculture.
He believes that the stories being told are mostly from the perspective of this small group, and not everyone's experiences are being shown.
He thinks this is unfair and wants to see more diverse stories in films.
Director Neeraj Ghaywan faces questions for making films about Dalits.
He highlights the imbalance in Indian cinema, focusing on a small urban population.
Ghaywan points out that 60-70% of the economy is agrarian, yet villages are underrepresented.
He believes that the stories being told are mostly from the perspective of a monopolized 15% of the population.
Ghaywan advocates for more diverse representation in Indian cinema.
- Who
- Director Neeraj Ghaywan
- What
- Discusses making films about Dalits and representation in Indian cinema
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- To highlight the imbalance and lack of representation in Indian cinema
- Director
- Neeraj Ghaywan
- Topic
- Films about Dalits
- Issue
- Questioning of his film choices
- Concern
- Lopsided representation in Indian cinema
- Economic Focus
- 60-70% of economy is agrarian
