You cannot eradicate evil with more evil: Mahesh Bhatt

You cannot eradicate evil with more evil: Mahesh Bhatt
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:25 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
While the world is witnessing a spate of suicide attacks, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt in his latest venture ''Suicide Bomber'' addresses the root cause that pushes one towards extremism.

The film narrates the story of a British-Asian Muslim youth who becomes disillusioned by the post 9/11 world and the treatment meted out to Muslims and ultimatey joins a suicide squad to seek justice.

However, he fails to accompolish his mission and escapes to India. The Indian society and its ideology forces him into an inner struggle, to make a choice between his mission and humanity.

Talking to press, Mr Bhatt said despite its storyline, the film in no way sympathises with a suicide bomber but tries to empathise with him and attempts to find out the reason behind his choosing such a drastic path.

Though one has to stop such acts of terrorism but one should find out the right way to deal with it. ''You can't eradicate evil by more evil,'' he said.

Islam does not permit the bloodshed of innocents but religious terrorism comes from a deep frustration when one finds God failing as 'The Protector', he added.

Asked if the world was becoming biased in its approach towards terrorism Mr Bhatt said, '' We all have biases but we should not be held hostage to such feelings.'' Though he agreed that movies on terrorism cannot alone change the situation, these were efforts at understanding the situation, ''like a good editorial, by listening to both the parties''.

''Suicide Bomber'' is set to go under production in June-July and Mr Bhatt hopes to release it by December.

His son Rahul is set to play the lead role in the film while the other actors are yet to be decided.
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