As director Imtiaz Ali gears up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Main Vapas Aaunga’, he shares the blockbuster performances of ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Saiyaara’ and what their success means for Indian cinema. The director also said that the success of recent films is a clear sign that audiences are keen to return to theaters when the content is worth their time and money.
Imtiaz Ali says that the success of any film does not come at the expense of another
Speaking to IANS while promoting ‘Main Vapas Aaunga’, Imtiaz Ali rejected the idea that the success of one genre is detrimental to another, saying, “I don’t feel that working in a certain kind of film precludes doing any other kind of film. I have seen all my life, people say, ‘Love stories work, so action films won’t work’. It’s not the case. When ‘Sholay’ was about to release, people were saying ‘Sholay’ won’t work.”
But look at what this movie has become. The same doubts people had about Dhurandhar when it was about to release.”
Imtiaz Ali says people want to watch Good cinema
Imtiaz also pointed to the surprise success of Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara, a love story featuring new faces, as further evidence that audiences do not have a fixed formula. “People used to say, ‘Love stories won’t work. Love stories don’t work, and that too with new people,’ but then there’s ‘Saiyaara,'” he said.
So the point is that people want to watch good cinema. When any good cinema succeeds, every filmmaker is very happy internally.
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Imtiaz Ali celebrates every film that brings audiences to theatres
The director expressed his genuine happiness with every recent theatrical success, adding, “Dhurandhar has brought people closer to theatre, and I am very happy about that. And ‘Saiyaara’ has done the same, and many films have done the same. I am very happy with all the films that have succeeded.”
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