India, May 1 -- Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has reacted strongly on the mandatory health disclaimers that were displayed in an oversized font during the screening of Sinners in Indian theatres. Speaking to Indiewire regarding the issue, Anurag shared that this practice is inadvertently 'killing the mood' of the audience who is invested in a scene that is so painstakingly created by the filmmaker. (Also read: Hansal Mehta slams mandatory smoking disclaimer on OTT platforms: Only reason tobacco products kill is our films, shows)

Anurag commented on the disclaimer and said, "In a mood piece such a Sinners, these disclaimers such as smoking and drinking yank the audience out of the immersive experience that the filmmaker had painstakingly creat...