Big Boo To Bollywood Industry

 Anurag Kashyap, the renowned Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, and actor, expresses his desire to leave the Bollywood industry and shift his focus to the South Indian film industry.

We all grew up watching Bollywood films and enjoying them, but now, with the new generation, it appears that Bollywood has lost some magic when it comes to innovation and creativity. On the other hand, local industries  and particularly South Indian cinema  are increasing at a very fast rate, always bringing new, innovative, and exciting content that people simply love. Some producers and directors also began to feel that Bollywood was lagging behind because it's now fully reliant on remixes, sequels, and plagiarized stories.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter recently, Anurag Kashyap had no hesitation in badmouthing Bollywood. He openly lamented the business-cum-money-minting mania of the industry and how it is becoming more and more reluctant to experiment creatively. Kashyap informed us that now he intends to concentrate on the South Indian movie industry, where according to him, there is still space for fresh, uncompromising storytelling.

He cited that it never is easy to critique your own business, but he feels the candor is justified. In Kashyap's opinion, one of the key reasons Bollywood has produced so many flops over the last few years is that it is more interested in money-making than innovation. The business holds on to tested remakes and the same old principles rather than trying out new, creative concepts. For a director whose claim to fame consists of offbeat, path-breaking films such as *Gangs of Wasseypur* and *Satya*, watching this come apart has been frustrating.

Kashyap also made a jibe at the Bollywood celebrities and their talent agencies. Outraged, he said,

Nobody wants to act , everybody wants to be a star.". The agency isn't going to make somebody a star, but once a person's a star, then the agency makes money off of them. You're responsible for discovering true talent — you've got to take a shot and you've got to have a hundred people in the process. But once the movie's done, the agency moves in, makes a star out of them, and begins brainwashing them by telling them they must continue to be famous. They don't send them to acting school; they send them to the gym. It's all about bling and making their image into giant stars.

Today, Indian audiences  and world audiences are savoring the emergence of South Indian cinema and their string of blockbuster, intellectual movies. Deep in our hearts, though, we all still wish that Bollywood will be able to regain its former glory. It's the industry we grew up with, anyway. It pains us to see our favorite stars and actresses consistently bomb at the box office, though. The actual issue is in the mindset; Bollywood has to find its own courage and appetite for the new once more. Good things only happen when you start where you lose  and that involves risks.

📝Richa Chauhan( Entertainment beat)

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