Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap expressed his opinion on why Bollywood films were doing much worse than other Indian regional film industries. The filmmaker was asked about his views on Bollywood’s severe lack when it came to quality storytelling during an event for the launch of his movie Do Baaraa’s trailer.
“Because our Hindi films are not rooted, this is the simple answer. When you see Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films, they’re rooted in their culture, whether that’s mainstream or non-mainstream culture. But our films are not rooted,” Kashyap said.
He also contrasted this statement by providing examples of the movies that did work with the Hindi audience “Here, people who can’t speak Hindi, who speak English, are making Hindi films. Wherever the films are rooted, they work. When our mainstream filmmakers make their kind of films, they work. Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 worked because the two filmmakers made the kind of films they usually make. Other filmmakers are attempting to make those films that they don’t usually, they’re trying to impress, changing genres. The moment we go rooted, our films will work.”
The filmmaker also spoke in length about his fears while going into the sci-fi genre he finally added that there was no point in describing his movie and it was up to the audience to give an opinion on it he said: “ there’s no point telling what I’m making. When I make it, you should watch, decide and tell me.”
