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Amitabh Bachchan talks 'civil liberties' and 'freedom of expression' at KIFF
Updated On: 16 December, 2022 12:54 PM IST | Kolkata | IANS
Amitabh`s statement came as a second consecutive shocker for the audience present at the event, as megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who spoke immediately before the Big B referred to how social media is often driven by a narrowness of views that enclose collective narrative and makes it more divisive and destructive
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Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan speaks during inauguration of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival, in Kolkata. Pic/PTI
An impressive, star-studded gathering at the inauguration of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival here on Thursday evening was taken by a bit of surprise, when Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, usually known for dodging political issues, suddenly referred to issues like "civil liberties" and "freedom of expression".
However, before making those references, which the Big B restricted to a single sentence, he carefully prepared the ground for making them. He started the speech referring to the incidents of creating communal divides and imposing censorship of the-then British rulers during the pre-independence era. At a point of time, when the audience was wondering where the megastar was leading to, he suddenly raised the issue of how questions are still raised on civil liberties and freedom of expression.
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