“Please emphasise that as far as I am concerned, Aashram is the story of a criminal,” Prakash Jha lays out a disclaimer that his upcoming web series is neither based in reality, nor does it intend to hurt any religious sentiments. The trailer of the Bobby Deol-led series, which is about people’s blind faith in godmen, has already gotten audience drawing real-life references.
This, however, is not new for Jha, whose films have always raked up debates and controversies for similarities with various social-political events in the country.
As Aashram gears up to stream on MX Player from this Friday, Prakash Jha talks to indianexpress.com about making his web series debut, navigating through consistent opposition to his films and why all artistes end up becoming negotiators.