Washington: Iranian-American director-writer Ramin Bahrani, who’s nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for the Netflix movie ‘The White Tiger’, was subjected to racist remarks from a bystander whereas talking to a bunch of Academy and BAFTA members.
As per People journal, final week, Bahrani, who was born and raised in North Carolina, was doing a Zoom Q&A with ‘The White Tiger’ government producer Ava DuVernay when the incident occurred.
“I was in Atlanta on location in a residential neighbourhood directing a TV pilot for Apple,” Bahrani advised People journal.
He added, “We had labored late that day, so I had to do my Zoom interview with Ava on my cellphone whereas we have been nonetheless on the street. During the interview, I observed a automotive parked behind me. When the motive force noticed me and my colleague (who’s South Asian) he stated, `You all assume you run the world. You all don`t run s—.`
His pal advised him to relax and depart it alone. As the motive force pulled away, he shouted, Go again to your personal nation.”
DuVernay, who couldn`t hear the phrases themselves within the second, inspired Bahrani to speak about what had simply occurred.
“Ramin was very calm,” she stated. She added, “Very matter of fact. Which saddened me. It was as if he was used to that type of treatment. Being the ultimate professional, he suggested we proceed with the interview.”
DuVernay additional stated, “But I asked if we could take a moment to discuss it because normalizing that kind of hideous behaviour is what people like the offender expects. And Ramin deserved a moment to be heard and to share and not have it glossed over. He talked about having experienced this kind of racial targeting in other public spaces many times before.”
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who’s each an government producer and stars within the Netflix movie, was not current however provided Bahrani her assist.
“Asking me about my thoughts on what happened to Ramin is a sign of where we stand today, and the work we have to continue to do,” the 38-year-old star advised People journal.
Priyanka added, “So my question in response is – who belongs here, and who doesn`t? Isn`t America a melting pot of all people from all backgrounds? This country was built on the back of immigrants in search of the American dream, a life of freedom, opportunity, and a safe place not only for themselves but for their families.”
Now that a couple of days have handed, Bahrani has had time to course of what occurred.
“When I told my brother about it (he lives in N.C.), he sent me an article from the exact same day about a man in an affluent neighborhood near Raleigh who had physically assaulted a Chinese-American woman and an Iranian man,” he stated.
He added, “In fact, just a few weeks earlier someone (from Los Angeles) told me, ‘The former president didn`t build a wall tall enough to keep you out.'”
Bahrani additional stated, “All this made me recall a Nelson Mandela quote, ‘No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate.'”
Meanwhile, DuVernay stated, “This is what artists of colour, artists who are not centered or valued, have to endure. We cannot just make and focus on our work like our white male counterparts. We make our work AND must also endure and negotiate our way through all the filth of racism, xenophobia, sexism and other bias that permeates our country and our industry.”
Priyanka concluded, “This is about how common it is for many communities to live with incidents like this happening all the time. Content by Hollywood is embraced by the world, but the world is not always embraced by Hollywood. Hollywood and pop culture, in general, have a massive responsibility in this fight for racial equality and representation in global entertainment.” `
‘The White Tiger‘ premiered in January 2021 on Netflix and likewise starred Rajkummar Rao and Mahesh Manjrekar. ‘The White Tiger’, directed by Bahrani, explores India’s class wrestle and is advised from the attitude of Balram (Adarsh), a lower-class citizen who turns into a chauffeur for a wealthy landlord named Ashok and his spouse named Pinky performed by Rajkummar and Priyanka respectively.
২৪X৭ নিউজ বেঙ্গল এ সবার আগে পড়ুন ব্রেকিং নিউজ। থাকছে দৈনিক টাটকা খবর, খবরের লাইভ আপডেট। সবচেয়ে ভরসাযোগ্য বাংলা এবং ইংলিশ খবর পড়ুন ২৪X৭ নিউজ বেঙ্গল এর ওয়েবসাইটে। নিয়মিত খবরে থাকতে লাইক করুন ফেসবুকে ও ফলো করুন টুইটারে।
‘রঙ’ ছাড়া সংবাদ খুঁজে পাওয়া কঠিন। কোন খবরটা ‘খাচ্ছে’? সেটাই কি শেষ কথা? নাকি আসল সত্যিটার নাম ‘সংবাদ’! ‘ব্রেকিং’ আর প্রাইম টাইমের পিছনে দৌড়তে গিয়ে দেওয়ালে পিঠ ঠেকেছে সত্যিকারের সাংবাদিকতার। অর্থ আর চোখ রাঙানিতে হাত বাঁধা সাংবাদিকদের। কিন্তু, গণতন্ত্রের চতুর্থ স্তম্ভে ‘রঙ’ লাগানোয় বিশ্বাসী নই আমরা। আর মৃত্যুশয্যা থেকে ফিরিয়ে আনতে পারেন আপনারাই। সোশ্যালের ওয়াল জুড়ে বিনামূল্যে পাওয়া খবরে ‘ফেক’ তকমা জুড়ে যাচ্ছে না তো? আসলে পৃথিবীতে কোনও কিছুই ‘ফ্রি’ নয়। তাই, আপনার দেওয়া একটি টাকাও অক্সিজেন জোগাতে পারে। স্বতন্ত্র সাংবাদিকতার স্বার্থে আপনার স্বল্প অনুদানও মূল্যবান। পাশে থাকুন।
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