Watch | 'I Stand with Protesting Students; I Don’t Take Modi Seriously': Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah is probably one of the greatest actors on the Indian screen. Many rightly consider him an actor’s actor. Earlier today he posted a video expressing his anguish and deep concern about the way protesting students have been treated in Delhi on Monday. In this interview, I speak to Shah about what’s happened, about the government that’s responsible, about the students who have been protesting and about the implications of all of this for India’s democracy.

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