Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who is known for unabashedly expressing his views, has once again criticised Bollywood and its stars. The director stated that Bollywood films seem ‘dumb’ due to the actors in them. He elaborated on how these ‘dumb’ celebrities impacted his career negatively, ultimately causing him to contemplate a mental retirement from the industry.
On the Unscripted Podcast, The Kashmir Files director said, “I am not saying it arrogantly, but rather I am telling the truth. I started feeling that the stars I work with, are not educated and have no idea about the world. I am far more intelligent than them and my worldview is definitely better than theirs. So their dumbness was pulling me down. They are so dumb that they pull you down with them.”
He continued, “Why is Indian cinema so dumb? Bollywood films are dumb because of their stars. The stars are so dumb that they make every director and writer become dumb. They assume the audience is very dumb. As a writer and director, my film’s worth is equal to the star of the film. The film is never known because of me, the film is always known because of the dumb actor. So I resigned mentally from Bollywood.”
He pointed out that Bollywood keeps presenting the audience with the same kind of movies, only spicing them up with more ‘masala’. He said, “The audience is very intelligent, if you provide them with intelligent material, they will consume it. For example, there is a bookstore, they sell playboy and they also sell Bhagavad Gita. The Gita sales are lower when compared to Playboy. So I came out of this whole idea of ‘selling’ and I totally reinvented myself.”
Vivek’s next project is reportedly based on the 1984 anti-sikh riots and is titled ‘The Delhi Files.’ He is also awaiting the release of The Vaccine War.
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Vivek Agnihotri says Bollywood films are dumb because of their stars: ‘I am far more intelligent than them’ – The Indian Express
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