Dhananjaya Breaks Silence About Head Bush Controversy

After Rishab Shetty's Kantara, Dhananjaya's Head Bush is stuck in a controversy over the portrayal of folk art forms, Veeragase and Karaga. Many demanded the scenes be removed from the film. Dhananjaya addressed the controversy and requested the government to provide a monthly allowance to Veeragase artists. At a press meeting, Dhananjaya said, "I feel sad for people who are creating such controversies. This is very common when a film is doing well. If you dissect and watch the film, you can see the ‘actual Veeragase artists’ walking away and people posing as artists coming over to attack me. So, I look at their shoes, realize that they are not artists, and only then do I attack them. We have done a lot of research about it. In case if I have hurt anybody’s feelings, I will apologize. But nothing of that sort has happened here. The sequence of Samson demeaning Karaga is immediately followed by Yogi’s character, Ganga, explaining the importance of Karaga. This scene was important to show the prominence of Karaga. We did a lot of research about Karaga. We visited Hesaraghatta and Chunchankatte Karaga, saw some videos, and only then we recreated the set here. We have a huge respect for the artists. This (controversy) is not new to me. During the release of Allama, there was some controversy as well. I am so glad the industry is standing by me. Such things are common when the film is doing well. I want to ask those people creating controversy, ‘what have you all done to support these artists?'