Accident or Conspiracy : Godhra actor Hitu Kanodia talk to media in Ahmedabad at movie promotion

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00:00On 19th July, our film Accident of Conspiracy is releasing in 6 different languages.

00:26It is a Hindi film in which Ganesh Chaudhary, Manoj Joshi, Mehenitu Kanodia, Renisha Goongra, Akshita, M.M.Shivaksh

00:38All of them have tried, not as an actor, but by entering into that character, in reality,

00:51the way people talk about Godra Kaand, what happened during that time?

00:59During the Nanavati Mehta Commission, we have picturised the arguments between the lawyers and the judge.

01:15So, our involvement with this project, not as actors, but as humans, I could say that.

01:26There is a difference between Godra Kaand and Gujarat riots.

01:34So, by differentiating that, we have made this film. 59 people were burnt alive in the train.

01:44This film was based on them, their family's condition, and how the case went to court.

01:53This was done with a very good research by the director himself, M.M.Shivaksh.

02:00For years, he did this research. He went to different places, met people, families.

02:08After talking to everyone, this film's story and screenplay was written.

02:14With a good heart, we have tried to make this film.

02:24We are not trying to target a particular community or a particular thing.

02:31We are trying to make a good film.

02:35And that's why we have kept the title, Accident or Conspiracy.

02:39So that it remains open for the audience to understand and judge whatever way they want to.

02:47And that's how it has been. This is how the film has been done.

02:55What special preparation you had done for this film?

03:00As an actor, I didn't need to prepare a lot.

03:05But I had to get into the depth of the person whose family is burnt alive.

03:13A wife or a 10-year-old child. What pain will they feel?

03:18What will be their condition? And what will be in their mind for years?

03:23It was an inner thing where I went deep inside.

03:31With the help of our director M.K. Shivaksh, he guided me very well.

03:38He is a young, dashing, vibrant director who speaks less.

03:46But he is very confident in his work and with his research.

03:51So what exactly is the message? A social message must be there for the people.

03:57That's for the public to judge. According to me, the director is the right person to answer that.

04:04But according to me, it is for the public to judge.

04:07Whatever we have heard and seen during the research, we have seen it.

04:16And it's open for the people and the media to judge and comment accordingly.

04:21Okay. Thank you.

04:45Our entire team spent 5 years researching day and night.

04:50We met people from all walks of life.

04:53We met everyone.

04:55We met the people who were inside the train.

04:58We met their families.

05:00And we tried to keep their story as honest as possible.

05:07I hope you will like it when you watch the film.

05:12You can feel how big the event was.

05:18Was the shoot at the real place?

05:21We had set up in Hyderabad Ramuji.

05:28It was very difficult to meet the real people.

05:30So we had to set up.

05:34It was a big event.

05:36And the Ram Mandir project was going on for some days.

05:39What was its root?

05:41I think this subject should have been discussed earlier.

05:46Because after such a big event, it was discussed in a wrong way.

05:50Gujarat is seen in a very different way in India.

05:55They don't know about pre-Gudra and post-Gudra.

06:01They talk about the Gudra riots.

06:04But they don't know the root.

06:06What exactly happened?

06:08Many people didn't know.

06:10Even our team didn't know.

06:12They only know about the Gujarat riots.

06:16This truth should have come earlier.

06:19Today it is too late.

06:23Are you picturizing the incident thoroughly in your film?

06:27Yes.

06:29Text free for this film?

06:31Yes. I want the film to be text free in the whole country.

06:35It is very important for everyone to know this truth.

06:38So that everyone knows about it.

06:41So that everyone knows what happened.

06:43It took us 5 years.

06:47Day and night.

06:49Election commission board.

06:51We faced many problems with this film.

06:53And today we have finally reached here.

06:57It was not an easy journey.

06:59It has been very difficult for the producer and director.

07:05They faced many problems with the censor board.

07:10Like I said earlier, the release was late.

07:13So we are going to do it earlier.

07:15There was a film called Parzania.

07:17This was also a Gudra riot.

07:19You must be knowing. Sarika had worked in that.

07:21And now this is another one.

07:23What will be the difference between this and that?

07:25It is based on facts.

07:27This is not a story.

07:29When we went to the censor board,

07:31they asked for proof for every scene and dialogue.

07:35Like I said, we met Nanavati Mehta commission and SIT.

07:39We tried to show the facts.

07:43We tried to present their real stories.

07:47When we were screening in Gudra yesterday,

07:50the victims were very close to Sarika.

07:56This is a cultural drama with facts.

07:59You will like it.

08:01Everyone should watch it.

08:05And it should be tax free.

08:07Especially for the Gujaratis.

08:09All the best.

08:11We were very disappointed for a long time.

08:21We were like...

08:23We were finished.

08:25What is this?

08:27It was a shock for the whole world.

08:29Especially for those connected to Gujarat.

08:33This incident was a big hit.

08:37We were very sad during that time.

08:41And then performing that same thing.

08:45All those thoughts and incidents.

08:49As time goes by, we tend to forget.

08:53But once again, getting into it.

08:55It was very cruel.

08:57It was difficult as well.

08:59How old were you at that time?

09:01And then you were allowed to picture it.

09:03What exactly were you feeling?

09:07There are two answers.

09:09First, I always feel I am 18.

09:13So I will always be 18.

09:15I will always be 18.

09:17But it was 20-22 years ago.

09:23So the maturity level increases.

09:27The thought process changes.

09:29The aggression changes as you age.

09:37So the character matures as you age.

09:41But I feel the film will be a bit moody.

09:45So we were allowed to release it before the elections.

09:49The censor board...

09:51It took time.

09:53They must have been shocked.

09:55To get the censor certificate for this film.

09:57And they have given us that certificate.

09:59So basically,

10:01If you had asked the same question,

10:03It would have come before the elections.

10:05But it didn't.

10:07So I had to go deep into my character.

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