Imtiaz Ali was once abducted from his college hostel in a cycle rickshaw: ‘Come with us’ | Bollywood News
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has often spoken fondly about his years at Delhi University’s Hindu College, describing them as a formative period that shaped both his personality and creative instincts. The director, who graduated from Hindu College, Delhi University in 1993, has often credited the college for giving him a sense of independence and creative freedom. But amid the fond memories of college life, the director recently recalled a frightening incident from those years—being abducted by a local political gang over a dispute involving a poster. Speaking to Unfiltered by Samdish, Imtiaz looked back at the incident, which began with something as seemingly minor as a poster on the wall of his college hostel. How a hostel poster sparked a confrontation According to the filmmaker, student politics on campus at the time was heavily influenced by rival groups, and a disagreement over where a political poster should be displayed soon spiralled into an unexpected confrontation. “In Delhi, I was once abducted from my hostel by a local gang. At that time, there was the usual NSUI …
