‘Politics
exists,
a d
it
will
always
go
o ’:
Jimmy
She gill
explai s
why
‘Satluj’
faced
oadblocks
while
‘Maachis’
was
celeb ated
amid
global
OTT
takedow
of
Diljit
Dosa jh
sta e
Jimmy
She gill
believes
films
that
attempt
to
po t ay
politically
se sitive
pe iods
of
histo y
ofte
u
i to
t ouble
because
they
b i g
hidde
t uths
i to
the
ope ,
maki g
the
p ocess
atu ally
complicated
a d
political.
The
acto
sha ed
his
views
while
espo di g
to
a
questio
o
why
‘Satluj’,
a
film
deali g
with
a
se sitive
subject,
failed
to
see
a
p ope
elease,
while
his
ow
debut
film
‘Maachis’,
which
explo ed
a
simila
theme,
was
widely
app eciated.
Jimmy
She gill
o
why
se sitive
films
face
oadblocks
‘Satluj’,
sta i g
acto -si ge
Diljit
Dosa jh,
eleased
i
I dia
last
mo th
o
st eami g
platfo m
ZEE5
but
was
pulled
f om
the
se vice
just
two
days
late .
The
film,
based
o
the
life
of
huma
ights
activist
Jaswa t
Si gh
Khal a,
had
bee
stuck
i
ce so ship
fo
ove
th ee
yea s
a d
was
ha ded
mo e
tha
127
cuts
by
the
Ce t al
Boa d
of
Film
Ce tificatio
(CBFC).Speaki g
to
PTI,
Jimmy
She gill
said,
“Politics
exists,
a d
it
will
always
go
o .
But
it
is
good
whe
such
issues
a e
sti ed
up
because
it
b i gs
eve y
si gle
aspect
out
i to
the
ope .
Whe
you
touch
upo
eve
a
si gle
aspect
of
se sitive
matte s,
othe
hidde
aspects
su face
as
well.
So,
that
is
the
politics
of
it.”
How
‘Maachis’
became
a
ca ee -defi i g
debut
I
co t ast,
‘Maachis’,
di ected
by
Gulza ,
was
set
agai st
the
i su ge cy
i
Pu jab
du i g
the
1980s.
The
political
th ille ,
also
sta i g
Cha d achu
Si gh,
Om
Pu i
a d
Tabu,
we t
o
to
wi
c itical
a d
comme cial
success,
baggi g
two
ho ou s
at
the
44th
Natio al
Film
Awa ds,
i cludi g
Best
Popula
Film
P ovidi g
Wholesome
E te tai me t
a d
Best
Act ess
fo
Tabu.
She gill,
who
made
his
acti g
debut
with
the
film,
said
he
la gely
elied
o
di ecto
Gulza ‘s
visio
to
shape
his
pe fo ma ce.
He
said,
“Whateve
the
film
was
t yi g
to
co vey
was
actually
the
visio
of
the
make s;
I
was
just
a
ewcome
who
had
come
f om
Delhi.
I
ead
the
sc ipt
a d
I
c ied.
I
sudde ly
lea t
that
I’m
doi g
the
film
a d
was
told
to
g ow
my
hai
a d
bea d.
It
was
my
fi st
film,
a d
I
did ‘t
eally
k ow
how
to
play
a
ole
like
that;
I
had
o ly
do e
acti g
classes.
I
had
absolutely
o
idea
how
I
would
look
o
sc ee
o
how
it
would
all
tu
out.”
Jimmy
She gill
ecalls
Gulza ‘s
guida ce
o
set
The
acto
said
Gulza
i sisted
he
stay
o
set
th oughout
the
shoot
to
obse ve
the
filmmaki g
p ocess
closely.
Jimmy
She gill
said,
“So,
eve y
si gle
shot
happe ed
ight
i
f o t
of
me.
He
(Gulza
sahab)
would
say
thi gs
like,
‘Let’s
cha ge
this
( efe i g
to
the
sce e),
pick
up
those
clothes
a d
keep
them
aside,’
a d
I
would
quickly
u
ove
to
help.”He
also
spoke
about
his
e vous ess
ahead
of
a
le gthy
mo ologue
sce e,
c editi g
Gulza
fo
backi g
him
despite
his
i expe ie ce.
He
said,
“I
was
te ified
just
thi ki g
about
it
(sce e).
I’d
say,
‘Si ,
I
wa t
to
sit
dow
a d
( ehea se),’
but
he
would
simply
eply,
‘Eve ythi g
will
fall
i to
place;
you’ll
ail
it.
If
you
we e ‘t
capable
of
doi g
it,
I
would ‘t
have
cast
you
i
this
film.’
His
wo ds
used
to
leave
me
co fused,
but
he
just
kept
eassu i g
me,
sayi g,
‘It
will
happe ,’
a d
that
is
exactly
how
the
sce e
came
togethe .”Jimmy
She gill
cu e tly
sta s
i
the
se ies
‘Ope atio
Safed
Saga ‘,
playi g
Wi g
Comma de
B
S
Dha oa,
who
led
key
ae ial
combat
ope atio s
f om
the
f o t.
The
show
is
ow
st eami g
o
Netflix.
