Actor-singer Piyush Mishra doesn’t mince his words when he talks about why Bollywood is earning less than South Indian films these days.
In a conversation with ANI, the ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ actor said, “Directors in the South Indian film industry are smarter, have higher IQ and are more innovative than us (Bollywood directors). It is our stupidity that we are working.” Always the same formula.”
“South Indian films like ‘Pushpa’ are typical of their genre with a lot of action, violence and flashy sequences but this is presented to the audience in a new way. I also worked with Shankar in a South Indian film called ‘Indian 2’. Recently. Working with him The first time I experienced Kara, I realized how innovative he was. He presented the same concept in different ways and represented the culture better,” added the Tamasha actor.
The ‘Gulal’ actor also mentioned that South Indian languages like Tamil and Malayalam are ‘very old languages’ and part of a ‘very old culture’, which is why filmmakers there ‘research very well’ on ‘the details of their films’.
When asked if films are still being made that can deeply impact people’s lives, the 59-year-old actor told ANI, “There are no such films being made in North India”.
However, Mishra cites director Rajkumar Hirani and his film 3 Idiots as an exception.
He also had a strong opinion against ‘parallel cinema’.
“Commercial films mean ‘art made for commerce’. Hence, ‘parallel films’ do not exist. If your films do not entertain a large number of people, they cannot be called ‘cinema’ and South Indian filmmakers know this,” said ‘The Shawkins actor told ANI.
The ‘Bhindi Bazaar’ actor expressed his views on the recently emerging ‘boycott culture’ in India against films, calling it ‘right and wrong to an extent’.
