People making doomsday prophecies regarding Bollywood are mistaken, according to filmmaker Rohit Shetty, who believes Hindi films will never be completed. “When a generation’s media tastes shift, they all believe it’s brand new. And the tendency that Bollywood khatam (finish) makes some people happy while Bollywood khatam nahi hoga (Bollywood will never be done) makes others sad “At a news conference held here, Shetty stated.
Using the 1980s as an example, the filmmaker, who is renowned for mainstream blockbusters like as the ‘Golmaal’ trilogy, ‘Chennai Express,’ and ‘Singham,’ claimed that similar predictions were made at the time.
“When VCR was introduced in the 1980s, everyone predicted that the theatrical (industry) would be doomed. Similarly, now that OTT has arrived, many people believe Bollywood is over. So, the idea that Bollywood is over gives people a rush, but Bollywood will never be over “According to the 49-year-old filmmaker.
When asked about the controversy between north and south cinema, Shetty said it is not a new issue that films from southern India are overshadowing Bollywood releases in the Hindi belt.
“When you look at the history of cinema, you’ll see that south films did not arrive in the north belt overnight. We had Shashi Kapoor’s film ‘Pyar Kiye Jaa’ in the 1950s and 1960s, which was a remake of a Tamil film. Even Jeetendra ji’s films, like as ‘Himmatwala’ and ‘Mawaali,’ were remakes of films from the south “he stated.
Similarly, when performers from the south film industry, such as Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, performed in Bollywood, they delivered hits, according to the filmmaker.
“When Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna were at the height of their careers, Kamal Haasan performed in Hindi cinema and delivered us a successful film, ‘Ek Duuje ke Liye.’ We’ve also had superstars from the south, such as Sridevi and Jaya Prada, visit us in the 1980s and 1990s. Even though AR Rahman is from the south, “He went on to say.
‘Cirkus,’ starring Ranveer Singh, is Shetty’s next project as a filmmaker. The comic drama is set to be published around the holidays.
