New Delhi:

Veteran actor and filmmaker Rakesh Roshan appeared in the major series of NDTV India: Through the eyes of its iconDuring the conversation, he shared his views on the development of Indian cinema. Rakesh Roshan talked about how, in his time, films were “greater than life” and “nutritious entertainment”, while today’s films lack those elements.

Rakesh Roshan said, “I would say that although generations are changing, we are trying to live with the generation. What films were made in the 60s, 70s and 80s, we continued to improve. Today, films are being made for the younger generation. They are not generations of our time who preferred to watch nutritious films. Jisme gaane bhi hote way, comedy bhi hota tha aur action bhi hota tha. It used to be a full film. [There used to be songs, comedy, and action. It used to be a wholesome film.],

Talking about how the movies have become small and how the feelings behind the cinema remain, Rakesh Roshan shared, “Today’s generation, young generation, top films, like to watch small films. They do not have much time. Toh picture 2 ghante, sawa 2 ghante mein khatam honi chahiye. Pehle Hoti Thi 3-3 Ghante Ki Picture. [So, movies should wrap up in 2 to 2 hours 15 minutes. Earlier, they used to be 3 hours long.],

He said, “This is the change that I am watching, but I still feel that the films that were earlier made, nutritious entertaining films, still do very well at the box office. Because, originally, in the film, in the film There should be emotions. Be it Bollywood or Hollywood, Jab Tak Emonsies Na Ho to Uska Chalna Bahut Mushkil Hota Hai. [Whether it’s Bollywood or Hollywood, if a film lacks emotions, it is very difficult for it to work.],

Describing the decline in theater footfall, Rakesh Roshan said, ,We used to make extensive films. Hamari Films Jhumri Talaiya from Lake La Tekte The Log, Australia Tech Dekhte. [Our films were watched from Jhumri Telaiya to LA, all the way to Australia.],

The filmmaker continued, “Abhi Joe is not a picture, Choti Ban is living And there is a lot of real Ban Rahi, Achie is the butt. Lekin real zindagi me jo log reh rahe hai, vo bhi picture dekhne isliye aate ha taaki they also want to dream. Vo vo dekh nahi paate hai. Vo jo ghar pe ho raha hai unke vahi aap picture me dekhte hai. So, maybe, this is why the audience has reduced to theaters to enter theaters. They watch movies on OTT platforms at home. [Now, films are becoming smaller, niche and very realistic – which is a good thing. But people living their real lives also come to the movies because they want to see a dream. They do not get that anymore. What is happening at home is what they see in films too. So maybe that is why fewer people are going to theatres. They prefer watching films on OTT at home.],

Filmmakers need to be favorable to the changing times, he said, “Toh JO picture restricted, loses a larger hum basate than life. Kahni Bhi Hum, we used to take fairy tales, and we used to make them a film, and good places and good songs. [We used to make films larger than life. Even our stories—we took fairy tales and turned them into movies with great locations and good songs.] Therefore, people need to join. But as the generation is changing, things are also changing. Therefore, we have to wait and see. We are now in the middle. Neither people are liking the old school, nor are they liking the new school. Therefore, we have to wait and see where it takes us. ,

Rakesh Roshan is known for his work in films like Karan Arjun, Daku Hasina, Badla of Visit And Anand Ashramto name a few.