'Our Intellectuals Are Not Moved By Recent History'

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Unbelievable as it may seem, the first film on Partition was made by a South Indian. The man talks on Garam Hawa.

'Our Intellectuals Are Not Moved By Recent History'
You're a South Indian, many times removed from the realities of Partition. How did you come to make 'Garam Hawa'?
Garam Hawa
Statesman
But it is a fact that South Indians didn't feel the trauma of the nation's division as much as people in the North?
So, the Punjabi Muslim was a major player in the Partition and he called the shots.
Garam Hawa
What was the provocation for you to make 'Garam Hawa'?
Garam Hawa
Was Jinnah a hero or a villain?
How about other films on Partition that followed 'Garam Hawa'?
Tamas
Train to Pakistan
Khamosh Pani

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