Mumbai, March 25 -- Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has voiced his support for stand-up artiste Kunal Kamra amid a massive controversy that erupted after he allegedly passed disparaging remarks on the Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in his latest standup act.

The director who is known for films like 'Shahid', 'Citylights' and the series 'Scam 1992' strongly condemned the vandalisation of the venue in Mumbai where Kamra had performed his show.

Hansal recalled a similar experience he faced 25 years ago when some people from the political party Shiva Sena (then undivided) vandalised his office and forcefully made him apologise to an older woman for a single line of dialogue in his film.

In a social media post on Instagram, 'Shahid' director wr...