Actor Manoj Bajpayee, known for starring in critically acclaimed films like ‘Gali Guliyan’, ‘Bhosle’ and ‘Zoram’, on Friday said awards at international film festivals do not ensure that an independent film gets a warm welcome. Will go. Home.

The actor said the glory of such an award is short-lived unless it is an Oscar.

“No matter how many big awards our country’s independent cinema wins outside, some of the films that brought recognition to the country have nothing to do with corporate or film business. That’s my problem with awards.” Awards do not create value in the life of an actor or director, Bajpayee told PTI on the sidelines of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.

“We get an award, we party in the evening and forget the next day. But is that award helping me get more films or are my films getting good releases? Is it helping me increase my salary? ?No, it doesn’t matter. The value of the prize lasts only for one night,’ he said.

On Monday, Hansal Mehta shared a review of Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “All We Imagine as Light” by American news outlet The New Yorker and said that he has heard that no OTT platform has bought the film yet.

When asked about Mehta’s post on X, the actor, who has worked with the director in “Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar” and “Aligarh”, said, “It is true. Hansal has not said anything like that Which is not true.” Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine…” is the first Indian film in 30 years to be selected in official competition at Cannes and also win the Grand Prix award.

The Malayalam-Hindi film, an official Indo-French co-production, was released in theaters across India on Friday. It is distributed by Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media.

Bajpayee, on the other hand, said that if someone is an Oscar nominee, a new value is added to his name.

“They suddenly get flooded with offers. Their salaries get better. People start developing more interest in that talent. Many of our independent films return to the country after receiving considerable recognition at international film festivals.

“But as soon as they fly back and land here, there is no ‘karta-dharta’ (guardian) of that film. No one talks about the film, how it will be released or distributed. It It’s all still in the dark, I’ve seen it. It’s still happening,” the multiple National Award winner said.

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