Bison filmmaker Mari Selvaraj recently responded to a "controversial question" about casting a professional actor for a lead character in the film without considering their skin complexion. At a recent event, a youngster told the filmmaker that a lead artist in Bison has "dark-skin make-up" and said that this invites criticism against him. The youngster based his argument around the lack of opportunities this practice creates for actors with skin complexion suitable for the role. Responding to the question, Mari said that it is all a matter of choices. The filmmaker said that there is also a catch to the argument, highlighting the lack of acting talents of artists if casting decisions are made based on such factors. "If the character has a disability, for instance, we cannot make a person having that issue act, right?" said the Bison director.
The filmmaker opined that acting is a collaborative effort and that artists choose to sign up for such roles willingly in the best interests of everyone. He said that artists do it to suit the story-related requirements. "We also search for such actors, but we cannot find someone all of a sudden and make them act in our movie. If that was the case, cinema would go someplace else."
