Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan says when celebrities are attached to social causes it makes a huge impact in creating awareness but one is not obligated to make a commentary using their art.

The ‘Om Shanti Om’ director said since every individual is different, even their art will have different things to say. “Not everyone is vocal, fiery and feisty. If you feel like doing it, you come out and do it,” she added.

She was speaking on the sidelines of 75th anniversary celebration of Jai Vakeel Foundation on World Autism Day. Farah said it’s extremely important to create awareness regarding intellectual disability in the country where it’s considered a huge stigma.

The director, however, said films as a medium have often tackled societal stigmas on screen and now with the boom in OTT platform, there are more opportunities. “To a great extent Bollywood films do their bit. A film like ‘Taare Zameen Par’, for example, helped create awareness. Now we have a series of platforms too so we should do it.”

“The awareness regarding autistic children’s need is missing in our country. According to last year’s data, almost two-three percent of our population is mentally challenged, which means two and a half crores.