India, Feb. 4 -- British actor Jason Shah, who impressed audiences with his performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi, is all set to feature in Vijay's Jana Nayagan. In an interview with Screen, the actor spoke about how films have "lost their innocence" and criticised Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar and Yash's Toxic teaser.

Jason shared his views on how religion and politics influence cinema today. He said, "Religion and politics have had a heavy play on movies, not just in India but also around the world. You see all the subliminal messages that are being put into movies - it's because times have changed. Cinema has been an art form that speaks to people, it connects to them, so if films don't evolve, people may lose interest. Howev...