Veteran actor and thespian Naseeruddin Shah expressed his disappointment in Hindi cinema and said there was hope for it to get better only if films were made without the intention of earning money.
Speaking at 바카라Meer Ki Dilli, Shahjahanabad: The Evolving City바카라 here on Saturday, Shah said Hindi filmmakers have been making the same kind of films for the last 100 years.
바카라It really disappoints me that we take pride in saying Hindi cinema is 100 years old but we have been making the same films. I have stopped watching Hindi films, I don바카라t like them at all,바카라 the 73-year-old said.
Shah added that Indians all over the world go to watch Hindi films because it is their connection with their home but soon everyone will be fed up.
"Hindustani food is loved everywhere because it has substance. What substance do Hindi films have? Yes, they are being watched everywhere바카라They say, 바카라how exotic, how Indian, how colourful바카라. Soon they will be bored of it because there is no substance,바카라 the 바카라Masoom바카라 actor said.
He believes it is the responsibility of "serious filmmakers" to show the reality of society.
"There is hope for Hindi cinema only if we stop seeing them as means for making money. But I feel it바카라s too late now. There is no solution any more because the films that are being watched by thousands will keep being produced and people will keep watching them, god knows till when.
"So those who want to make serious films, it바카라s their responsibility to show today바카라s reality and in such a way that they don바카라t get a fatwa or ED doesn바카라t come knocking on their doors,바카라 Shah said.
He noted that Iranian filmmakers made films despite suppression from the authorities and Indian cartoonist RK Laxman kept making cartoons during the days of emergency.
