There is no compulsion in including political statements in films, said Kashmiri director Mehak Jamal. She also added that her stories are totally fictional and real life influences are not present in her films while attending Meet the Director as part of the International Documentary Short Film Festival.

Documentaries are not the medium to propagate a director's personal views. It should contain factual ideas rather than mere personal sentiments, opined Don Palathara while attending the talk as part of IDSFFK.Directors Nikhil Sudersanan, Shreyas Dashrathe, Swapnil Shete also attended the talk. Script writer Dr Sherin Catherine moderated the session.