Ekta Tiwari: My Idea of Being and Living in an Independent India is Being Unbiased, Liberated, and Respectful

Actress Ekta Tiwari, who will be seen in Gudiyarani as Flower, says that as India celebrates its 77th Independence Day, living in an independent India means living a life free of bias and wrongful beliefs. 

She adds that this is the way to truly be free. “My idea of being and living in an independent India is very simple: be unbiased, be liberated, and respect everyone's belief systems and ideologies. When you practice this way of life, you truly live and let live independently. And this can happen in India,” she says. 

She adds that people respect the field of entertainment, which places a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of actors and creators to produce quality content. “The contribution of cinema and television to social and cultural growth is undeniable. People today are more inclined to watch and experience historical events or past eras through media, rather than just reading or listening to stories from their grandparents. This places a significant responsibility on our entertainment industry to create content that is truthful, respectful, and entertaining at the same time,” she says. Talking about the dream of a ‘Viksit Bharat,’ she says, “This is not just a phrase. If you look at our history, we were, we are, and we will continue to be a Viksit Bharat. Knowledge, infrastructure, technology, and more were taken from Bharat, and attempts were made to erase our roots. Now, when these things are being reintroduced, our younger generation often thinks they originate from elsewhere, not knowing the true history. This is where our industry holds a lot of responsibility.”