Director Javed Akhtar says ‘senseless violence’ in films is alarming, shows people’s dissatisfaction: ‘Kaunsa gussa hai tere andar ki itni violent film Dekhna hai?’ | bollywood news

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“There’s frustration and conflict between people, and in some of the films that I’ve observed, it manifests itself in senseless violence. Ek shant samaj, jo apne aap se itminaan rakta hai, woh itni, violent picture, nahi dekega. Uska catharsis ho raha hai is violence ko deku ke. Do you tujme chupa kaha se hai bhai violence? Kyuhai? Kaunsa gussa hai tere andal, kaunshi baat hai jo to ke nahi raha hai, ki tuje aisa violence acha lagta hai? (In a peaceful society, we wouldn’t watch such violent movies. But we get catharsis from watching this violence. Where does this violence come from? Why? What is this anxiety, what are you? Can’t you tell that this kind of violence appeals to you?)

The highest-grossing films of the past few years have been KGF 2, Pasaan, Jawan, Gadar 2 and the recent Sandeep Reddy Vanga blockbuster Animal, which was criticized for its misogyny and violence. It was an action movie that stood at the forefront.

Javed Akhtar said that people significantly “underestimate” commercial films, which are “just” a reflection of society. The writer said that people may wonder how such a thing is possible when commercial films are not even realistic.

“But even dreams are not real. If a child tells a psychiatrist what he sees in a dream, the psychiatrist will tell him what is bothering him. Similarly, If you look closely at Hindi films, it is a collective dream of the society. Otherwise the film will not work and a film will be a hit only if it is a collective dream . A society that experiences nightmares after watching such films, we have to understand its restlessness and problems. Hindi commercial films are closely tied to society,” he added. Ta.

Director Akhtar says that if you look at the history of Hindi films from the 1950s to the 1970s, regardless of the quality or intellectual level of the film, the protagonists were always working class – taxi drivers, factory workers, doctors. , teachers, lawyers, etc. Now, Akhtar pointed out that the main characters in commercial films are not from working-class backgrounds; “usually they are rich, they don’t have a job, and when they go to town, they are in Switzerland.”

“The hero of such films has nothing to do with the problems of this country. He is preoccupied with personal problems, not social problems. Forget about political problems. Even social issues do not feature in our stories. This sense of isolation is not representative of the working class in our films. So how are movie theaters being saved? Not because it’s a single screen, but because it’s a multiplex.”

Akhtar recalled that 10 years ago, there was a dispute between multiplexes and producers and the former went on strike. The release of the film was canceled due to the fighting.

“These multiplexes had 1,200 screens, and we had 14,000 single screens. Why wouldn’t we release movies there? But that’s not the case. The rich and the poor have different hotels. Just as there are different hospitals for the rich and poor, movies are also made explicitly for the rich.Rich people buy tickets for 700 rupees and pay 200 rupees for samosas.Now for them. If a movie were to be made, Usmane garibo ki ya aam aadmi ki, the problem is dika ke unka, how are you feeling kyu kalab kare? ”

At the same event, Akhtar indirectly spoke about Ranbir Kapoor’s blockbuster Animal, which has been criticized for its toxic masculinity, and said, “There are movies where men ask women to lick their shoes. “If, or if a man says that’s the case,” he said. It’s okay to slap a woman…and this movie is a huge hit, it’s dangerous. ” He mentioned a scene between Ranbir and Tripti Dimri’s characters in the film.