Anubav Sinha slams trolls in open letter over 'Mulk' 

Mumbai: Anubhav Sinha today hit out at trolls who have accused the filmmaker of spreading bias and propaganda through his new film, Mulk, likening the abusers on social media to "a lonely loudspeaker on a pole".

The film, which stars Rishi Kapoor and Taapsee Pannu in key roles, centres around a Muslim family caught in a terror plot.

In a lengthy letter on Twitter, Sinha today blasted the "faceless" and "nameless" trolls for their ignorance and subservience, who work for meagre amounts to act as their "masters" voice.

"People you troll are people who are doing well for themselves, they have a life and you know the best part? They have a voice that doesn't go down well with your masters."

"You are just a lonely loudspeaker on a pole. Come rain, come sunshine nothing changes for you. Nothing you keep blaring out hate on their behalf. Personally, I feel pity for you," the director wrote.

Sinha said the film has not been funded by the mafia or by any political party.

"Mulk... No, it is not funded by Dawood Ibrahim. You can ask him. Not even Congress. You can ask Rahul (Gandhi). Not even the RSS. You can check with Mohan Bhagwat ji," he said.

"It is funded by Deepak Mukut and his father Kamal Mukut, a veteran in this business," he further revealed.

The director said Mulk is not about "Hindus or Muslims" as the film has been accused of.

Sinha said that his every post on social media does not necessarily have to do with the film promotion. Featuring Ashutosh Rana and Prateik Babbar, among others, it releases on August 3.