Actor-politician Ravi Kishan has had a film career spanning three decades and is, by his own admission, known as the ‘national crush’ and the ‘Brad Pitt of Bihar’. Ravi was recently asked about the recent censor issues of Diljit Dosanjh starrer Satluj, which failed to get a certificate, and even after its release on an OTT platform, it was pulled just two days later. Ravi, who described himself as an “encyclopedia of cinema”, was also asked about the certification body and how he would feel if one of his projects was heavily censored by the CBFC.When asked about the recent censorship issues that Satluj encountered, Ravi said that there must be a “sensitivity” issue. He distanced himself from the issue, saying, “I have no knowledge of it. I just know that the film came and they took it out. To be honest, I don’t know the details.”He then added that artists should be responsible while making films and said that in order to try to make an entertaining film, they “must not hurt any community or misrepresent any historical event”. Ravi gave examples of Dhurandhar, Maa Behen and the Netflix show Maamla Legal Hai and said that these projects were released successfully. Ravi worked as an actor in Maa Behen and Maamla Legal Hai.He said in an interview with Screen: “We have to answer to the society because what we do affects the youth. We have to be responsible while writing a script and making a film.” He added that in the past “books were burned, people were taught the wrong history” and said that films need to be very careful in portraying historical events correctly.Ravi was then asked how we would feel if, as an artiste, his work was scrutinized by the CBFC, or if one of his films was given a long list of cuts by the censor board. To this, Ravi said, “I’ll ask, ‘Why?’ I’ll ask, ‘What mistake did I make?'”He then said that censorship problems have existed in India for a long time and talked about the Emergency era in the 1970s. “It also happened during Sholay. It has happened with thousands of films. It also happened during the Congress regime. Kishore Kumar was banned from the radio. Itihaas mein bahut tandav macha hai (History is full of examples). But now if something happens, I’ll ask, “What’s the problem?” I’ll ask if I’m hurting a community, misrepresenting history, telling a false story, and then I’ll edit it on my own. Because a lot of money is invested in films,” he said. Ravi said there have been cases where films have also received 50-100 cuts.Ravi will next be seen in Mirzapur – The Movie. The film, which is based on the Amazon Prime Video web series, has been heavily criticized for its use of exclamation points. The film opens in theaters on September 4.