Creative people shouldn't be scared as art doesn’t come from a space of fear

Mumbai, December 8: The ‘Padmavati’ actor Shahid Kapoor said on Friday that creative people should not be scared as art does not come from a space of fear.

You can't create unless you feel liberated and open, and I think art is a reflection of society at large."

"It is important to express yourself with a certain sense of freedom, specially in a democracy. Everybody is concerned, the whole fraternity has expressed a lot of concern because there is enough that you deal with when your film is coming out, there are issues like piracy and there are a lot of other issues, larger issues that one is dealing with," he added.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" has been caught in controversies over its release with several outfits alleging that history has been distorted in the movie. Both, Bhansali and Deepika Padukone have received death threats for being a part of the film.

Various Rajput groups and political leaders have accused Bhansali of distorting history by filming a romantic dream sequence between Rajput queen Padmini and Sultan Alauddin Khilji, a claim repeatedly denied by the filmmaker.