Mirzapur Producer Ritesh Sidhwani Reacts On Centre’s Views Of Censorship On Digital Platforms

Proudcer Ritesh Sidhwani, who is gearing up for the release of his next web series Mirzapur, has said that he is against censorship on digital platforms.

Ritesh Sidhwani was interacting with media along with director Karan Anshuman, Gurmeet Singh, actors Pankaj Adavani, Rasika Dugal, Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Harshita Gaur, Amit Sial and Divyendu Shrma on Wednesday in Mumbai.

There are reports that the Centre is planning censorship in digital medium along with feature films. “I am not for censorship on digital platforms. We are in fact fighting against censorship even in films,” he said.

“It (censorship) does not exist in television. First they need to look at what they are going to do with the TV. They can’t jump to digital platforms if they are allowing self-censorship on TV,” he said.

“If they start censoring it, then your content won’t be able to travel. Because of Amazon, our show is available in 200 countries. We as filmmakers, writers and actors are being discovered in various countries.”