Aware of criticism around 'Dhadak', says Shashank Khaitan

Basking in the success of "Dhadak", director Shashank Khaitan says he did not brush aside the the caste angle of Marathi film"Sairat", but still he is aware about the criticism and promises to be more sensitive towards such subjects.

"Dhadak" has done good business, but is being panned for whitewashing the caste politics, which was at the central theme of its source material.

"We did not use the words to verbalise it, but cinema is an audio-visual medium so I thought we have visually achieved it. Apparently, we should have been bit more open about it," Khaitan said when asked about the criticism surrounding the film.

"It is a lesson learnt. I don't think we brushed it aside. I don't think we have shied away from it. Maybe, we have not been in your face. Next time, when I approach a topic like that I will be more sensitive," he added.

Shashank was talking at the success press conference of "Dhadak" yesterday.

The director said the end of the film shows their sensitivity towards the issue and their aim was to make people think about topics like honour killing.

"Our film doesn't give an answer, but it makes you think. And what is the moral responsibility that we all need to think. Such incidents (honour killings) do happen almost every day, there is no answer to this and I don't know when this will end. We are trying to say this is wrong. It should stop.... We all are looking for that answer."