Directors consciously making socially relevant films: Kalki

Actress Kalki Koechlin, who has teamed up with Pakistani director Sabiha Sumar for a documentary, believes filmmakers today are consciously coming up with films that carry a message to the society.

The documentary titled "Azmaish" will showcase the cultural aspects of both the countries.

The year 2016 saw a wide range of films like "Dangal", "Kahaani 2:Durga Rani Singh", "Pink", "Udta Punjab", "Aligarh" dealing with subjects like child sexual abuse, drug abuse to women emancipation and Kalki feels that filmmakers are consciously making such movies.

"Cinema is such a powerful platform and reaches out to a wide audience. And nowadays, I think people from the industry are consciously making movies that spread an important message to the society," Kalki told

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