Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says the very nature of the mainstream entertainment business is to get maximum attention, and with the establishment and rapid growth of social media, the situation has only worsened.

Bhatt was at a panel discussion with Kapil Sibal on Saturday, where he discussed the current state of entertainment in media and called it nothing but “dark times”.

“The very nature of the mainstream entertainment business is to get maximum accolades and attention. Ever since we stepped into this digital age and there was social media, the power of the establishment to muzzle you up, to gang up and go after you is so enormous that you are a voice in the wilderness,” he said.

The filmmaker, who is known for films such as “Saaransh”, “Sadak” and “Aashiqui”, added, “You are actually go

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