Anurag Kashyap
, the acclaimed director, recently opened up about how the Hindi film industry is going through a
creative crisis
of sorts and
filmmakers
are more interested in chasing money than creating memorable films.
In an interview with Humans of Cinema, Anurag Kashyap expressed the view that success “destroys” creativity, as it traps artists in a cycle where they try to replicate their previous success.
He, a strong advocate for
indie cinema
in India, noted that the trend of producing ‘formulaic’ films for quick financial gains often leads to disastrous outcomes.
The filmmaker said that he often sees success doing more harm than good. He mentioned that when ‘Sairat’ made Rs 100 crore, he told his friend Nagraj Majule that Marathi cinema was finished because people would now focus on earning Rs 100 crore rather than telling stories. He further explained that the Hindi film industry is also experiencing a creative crisis, with filmmakers more interested in chasing money than in creating memorable films.
Anurag added that the problem with the Hindi film industry is its current focus on earning Rs 500-800 crore rather than making quality films. He stated that to achieve such high earnings, filmmakers have to dumb down their films and sacrifice their stories.
The filmmaker criticized the lack of originality, noting that everyone follows a formula and copies each other. He pointed out that the trend of imitating pan-India films results in all such films looking the same, which is detrimental to the industry’s health. According to him, this leads to a situation where one or two films succeed, prompting everyone to copy them, ultimately causing many films to fail.
Meanwhile, on the work front, the filmmaker is gearing up for the theatrical release of ‘Kennedy’, starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone. The film is likely to be released this year.
