Pallavi Joshi considers films as a way of social service rather than entertainment. Along with producing 'The Delhi Files', she will also be seen acting in it. After The Kashmir Files, there is a lot of buzz about her upcoming film. Finally, Pallavi herself has given some information about the story of the film in an interview given to Jagran.

After the films 'The Tashkent Files', 'The Kashmir Files' and 'The Vaccine War', actress Pallavi Joshi is once again working with her husband and director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri in the film The Delhi Files. Three National Film Award winner Pallavi is associated with this film in both the roles of actress and producer. Pallavi believes that cinema plays a big role in social awareness and change along with entertainment. She says, 'Filmmakers have a huge responsibility. No filmmaker or artist is in this profession just to come here and earn name and money and keep everyone under their shoes. You are also here for social service.

art is a responsibility

When an artist makes a painting, he says something to the world through his painting. Every art can make you think, it can disturb you a little. Nowadays we have stopped considering films as art, we have made them just a medium of entertainment. There are many means of entertainment, then why should someone buy a ticket of Rs 400-500 and go to see your film? Art is a responsibility. What do I want to say through my role, what message am I giving to the people? Till the time I do not think about it responsibly, I cannot call myself an artist.

It was double the fun

Pallavi also believes that the star system plays a big role in the production of more masala films and the lack of meaningful cinema. She says, 'These days the discussion on the difference between stars and actors is based on this difference. I am not saying that being a star is easy, it is very difficult. Here stars are auctioned every Friday. After doing well on one Friday, if his other film does not do well on the next Friday, then the value of that star also goes down.'

On the other hand, Pallavi says about her dual role of actress and producer in this film 'The Delhi Files', 'Now I have started enjoying production as well. I am happy that I have a hand in taking this film forward. Acting has been my first love. If I have to only produce a film and not act in it, then it will not be fun. Yes, if I have to act without producing it, then I will do that, but where I get a chance to be involved in both roles, it is more fun. When we did research for this film, after seeing it, we understood that all things cannot be shown in a film. In the film, connecting the present and the past, things based on true events will be shown. Which will start from the era before independence and these strings will also be connected to the present era.'

We have only given a perspective

Slogans against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were also seen on the Bengal set built for the film. Will they also be a part of the film? On this, Pallavi says, 'If you go to Bengal, you will still see such slogans written on the walls there. An atmosphere has been created, it is not necessary to talk about everything directly in films. The atmosphere and circumstances also say a lot. We have set up this film in such a way and shot the scenes in such a way that along with the conflict going on in the front, those slogans are also visible in the background. This shows what kind of things are going on in the country. Apart from this, we have not talked specifically about CAA and NRC.'

For some time now, Pallavi has been doing films under her husband's direction and in her home production. On doing films other than that, Pallavi says, 'Right now I have done a film of Anupam ji (actor Anupam Kher) called 'Tanvi the Great'. Apart from this, talks are going on for one or two such films. Let's see, until I get something interesting to do, I don't feel like doing anything.'