The 26/11 terror strike in the city of dreams Mumbai left the whole nation in shock. The calamity claimed numerous lives and the nation hasn’t yet recovered. And like most tragedies this one too may be seen on celluloid. Whether this is ethically right or wrong is debatable.

In the past few days the film fraternity has been talking about the idea of making a film based on the tragedy. Where Riteish Deshmukh, son of former C.M. Vilasrao Deshmukh announced that he would never act in such a movie and director Madhur Bhandarkar proclaimed that he would never make such a movie there are many who are already working on scripts revolving around the catastrophe.

We asked some prominent industry people whether a film should be made on such a calamity.

Hiten Tejwani
Yes, why not. I don’t see anything wrong in it if the message that is been conveyed is for the benefit of the countrymen. There are people especially outside Mumbai who do not know the actual turn of events. As only the half baked truth has been shown a film being made on it will inform people about what had actually happened. But one should remember there is a thin line between showing the actual truth and making the film look gory. One should do intensive research on the incident and make the film as exact as possible.

Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Let them make a film and if one genuinely wants to depict the trauma and loss of the victims then he should not charge a single penny for making it. Even the actors shouldn’t demand their fess and technicians too should work for free. The studio owners must rent their studios for free. The profit which the movie makes must go to the victims of this heinous act. If you ask me I would want to see Naseeruddin Shah and Nana Patekar act in the movie as we can easily relate to them.

J.D. Majethia
I am not in favour of making a movie on the tragedy of the terror strike that took place on 26/11. I believe when one tries to entertain people by making a film on the tragedy one forgets the dark side of the incident and ends up fictionalising it. The person who is making it may not have been present at the place where the incident took place so he would not know the facts and truth and thus the output would be completely different from the truth. Also I feel people have already seen the incident live on all the channels and the newspapers so what different will you show? This is too sensitive an issue to be touched.

Urvashi Dholakia
India is a democratic country and one has all the freedom to do whatever they wish to. I am nobody to comment on whether a film should be made or not on this incident. Having said that, I would like to point out that there have been many films made on other tragedies like 9/11, so why just condemn Indians if they are planning to make a film on the terror strike? Also here I would like to mention that I really find it inhuman when we term these tragedies as mere numbers like 9/11 or 26/11. Its not just a number it’s a catastrophe, a disaster that has taken place in our country.

Bhairavi Raichuria
26/11 is an incident that has shaken us all but I don’t think it is wrong in making a film on it. There have been films made on the Twin-tower attack, train blasts, Gujarat riots, etc. One has to just make it aesthetically. The film should show the true picture. It should not only show the loopholes in our system but also the bravery of our NSG commandos, our policemen, our fellow citizens, the hostages, the hotel staff and many more unsung heroes. The film should be made to continue the movement started by the common man, to make us more responsible and sensitive. Let the film take the spirit ahead.