Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who was asked to remove a controversial song from his soon-to-be-released media-based film "Rann", says freedom in India is "remote-controlled" just like the country's democracy.

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"There's a line in 'Rann' - 'Democracy is remote-controlled'. In the same way, I think freedom is also remote-controlled in India," Varma said.

"No matter how much we like to hear the word 'freedom', I'm not sure how free we are. Obviously, if with freedom of expression you would harm anyone's sensibilities or feelings, you can't be very free, but on the flip side anybody can get up and say, 'This is offending me'. So where do you draw the line for that?"