I will retire if my films get preachy: Deepa Mehta

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The Canada based director who is credited to be the first filmmaker to explore homosexuality in India through her film "Fire", said that her motive is always to tell good stories.

"I make films out of stories that touch me. I hope my films don't preach, otherwise I will retire. It is not very different from propaganda. Politicians can get away with it but filmmakers should not indulge in it," Mehta told PTI in an interview.

The director, whose latest offering "Videsh" explores domestic violence in a family of first generation migrants, said that the film was not a documentary on domestic violence.

"My film is not a kitchen sink drama about domestic violence. It explores a woman's hidden power and how she overcomes the brutality of her situation by using mythology and imagination.

"It is so easy to label a film in a certain category but I feel it is the worst disservice that you can do to filmmakers as it limits their vision," said Mehta.

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