Article 370 Co-star Priyamani slams naysayers for calling the film ‘Propaganda’, ‘We wanted people to know’

Article 370: In a recent interview, actress Priyamani slammed the naysayers who called the political thriller film a ‘propaganda’. Priyamani also shares her work experience with Yami Gautam. Read through.

Mumbai: Actor Priyamani has been making headlines since the diva appeared in the series, The family familyand in Jawan starring opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Priyamani in her latest release from Article 370 starring alongside Yami Gautam has made headlines across the internet. In an exclusive interview with News18 ShowshaPriyamani discussed her reasons for invoking Article 370, the decision to take the film to theaters, and her experience of working with Yami Gautam. Read through.

Article 370 Actor Priyamani slams people who call it a ‘propaganda film’

In the interview where the actress was asked whether the film was propaganda or not, Priyamani replied, “Some people will say, ‘Oh, this raises awareness. People need to know these stories.” And then there will always be a section that will say, ‘This is absolutely propaganda.’ When we shot this movie or when we decided that we wanted to be part of this movie, I think the main reason was that we wanted to say to people, ‘Listen, there’s something like this that has gone down in history and not many people know about it.’ (sic).”

Jawan’s co-star further added, “I’m sure people were aware of it, but they didn’t know what people were going through, what steps were being taken to ensure this mission was a success. When you know you are taking on such missions, there is generally a chance of casualties, but I am very proud that this was one of those missions where no lives were lost and it was carried out successfully. Not many people knew about it because it was a secret mission (sic).

Priyamani admits she didn’t know much about her ‘mission’

Priyamani also stated that she had little knowledge about the mission before participating in it. The actress said, “I was one of the ignorant ones. It was very insensitive of me. I wasn’t aware of such things before. I had thought to myself, “Okay, great, the article has been retracted,” but I didn’t know the seriousness of it. Today I do that (sic).”

We didn’t make any cinematic influence, says Priyamani

During the conversation with News18 Showsha Priyamani stated that Article 370 did not have any cinematic influence. The actress revealed, “The film did not take any cinematic liberties, which is a common practice in cinema. What is shown is based on real incidents. Some people may have good things to say about it, others may not like it, but our mission is to create this awareness among people (sic).”

Priyamani on working with Yami Gautam in Article 370

This marked the first collaboration between her and Yami. Reflecting on her experience, Priyamani said, “Yami is one of the best actresses we have today. What she did in the movie is so that people can see it because no one has seen her in this avatar before, doing action scenes. She always comes across as the girl next door, but she carries the film so effortlessly. I had such a great time working with her! (sic).”

Yami Gautam’s role in Article 370

The film is led from the front by Bollywood diva Yami Gautam, who plays the role of Zooni Haksar who acts as an intelligence officer. Directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, the film also features actors like Priyamani, Arun Govil and Kiran Karmarkar in pivotal roles. The politically driven thriller film revolves around the timeline of the removal of the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which was established under Article 370.

What do you think of Priyamani’s interview? Do you think Article 370 is a propaganda film?