Varun Dhavan has spoken about the importance of good content for films. He said that good content is extremely important for films this age, irrespective of the industry.
Varun Dhawan, a Bollywood actor, has had a very memorable year in 2022 thanks to the success of his films Jug Jugg Jeeyo and Bhediya at the box office. He has delivered two hit films at the box office. Now, the Badlapur actor is looking forward to signing up for more movies in 2023.
But, it is a reality that many movies have yet to able to do well at the box office because of the Covid-19 pandemic's prevalence. Varun Dhawan has emphasized the need for high-quality content amid this trend.
Several actors and directors came together on Friday for a round table conversation presented by Galatta Plus. The list included Varun Dhawan, Karan Johar, and Pooja Hegde. Anurag Kashyap, Karthik Sivakumar, Srinidhi Shetty and Dulquer Salmaan were also important.
Varun Dhawan addressed the audience. He explained why so many regional movies are underperforming, except for a handful like KGF: Chapter 2 or Kantara. Varun Dhawan also addressed whether movie remakes are successful at the box office.
Dhawan said, “I feel that the narrative is now there. I hate using the word regional cinema. Whether it is Kannada cinema, Telugu cinema, or Tamil cinema. ….these industries are now seeing so much of limelight.”
“I think it is wrong to say this (that remakes are not performing well) because some of the biggest hits in Hindi (cinema), came ages ago. When my dad was making films in the 90s….all the stories were almost remakes of either Tamil or Telugu films. I mean, we are speaking about it now. But these remakes have always been a hit. Be it Ghajini or films from Malayam cinema ….where is the writing coming from? We are borrowing (stories). We are taking the stories from there.”
“So, what is happening in Hindi cinema right now is that there is a dearth of original stories. There is a dearth of good original stories. We have not empowered our writers and backed them to make original content,” he said.
Dhawan will next appear alongside Janhvi Kapoor in Nitesh Tiwari's action movie Bawaal.
