Actor Amit Sial was recently seen in the show, The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, which explored the events surrounding the murder of India's former Prime Minister, and the investigation that followed. He played the role of the lead investigator in the case, DR Kaarthikeyan. In an exclusive chat with The Free Press Journal, Amit Sial opens up on the show, about growing intolerance towards content in India, changes in showbiz, and more. Excerpts:Why did you agree to do The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case?Nagesh Kukunoor is a fantastic director. I always wanted to work with him. Additionally, I'd never played a real-life character and had never been a part of a real-life incident as unfortunate as this. So, all these just came in rushing together, and I would have been a fool to say no to this.Nowadays, controversies erupt in the country over even remotely political elements in a show or film. Did you fear the same would happen with The Hunt?Firstly, the show is not about politics at all. It is completely dedicated to the investigation that took place after the incident happened, and it just presents the facts and details about what transpired, how it happened, what happened and it just sticks to that. Secondly, I'm an actor. I can't shy away from these kinds of things and can't be apprehensive about it. My whole point of existence is to be an actor and try and explore various characters. I wasn't, and I never am, apprehensive about these things.Do you think there is growing intolerance towards content, in general?Yeah, there is. And now, we, as creative people, are in direct contact with our audiences through social media. So some flak is bound to happen, some trolling is bound to happen. You have to take it in stride and be up to date with it and not let it hamper your journey as an actor or as a creative person. One should always be brave enough to do so. And the reaction of the audience should also be welcomed. A lot of it would be good, some of it would be bad. It is all part of the deal.What is the one thing about the film industry that you would change if given a chance?We still have a long way to go as an industry. We are still, if not in our nascent stage, but somewhere in the middle. We still have a long way to go in terms of creativity, in terms of looking after our industry brethren and sisters and coming across as a world-class industry. We need to come together as better creative people, do better things, tell better stories, and not shy away from our voices. And we need to have better aesthetics so that we can serve the audience right.