Overview
- In a new ANI interview, Bhardwaj said the rise in explicit violence is acceptable to him if it serves an aesthetic purpose.
- He invoked the Mahabharata to argue that violence is embedded in cultural narratives, calling it an element in 'our DNA.'
- He framed the idea of 'poetic violence' by citing stylised examples from Wong Kar-wai and Quentin Tarantino.
- Discussing O' Romeo, he described it as an adult gangster drama where violence is intrinsic to the characters' world, starring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri and released during Valentine's Week.
- The remarks are presented within a broader industry shift toward more graphic content in mainstream films such as Animal, Marco and Dhurandhar.