Amitabh Bachchan says southern films are better than Bollywood

New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday said the film industry is often held responsible for changes in national morals and instead maintained that society has always played the role of inspiration for films.

In his address to students at the Kyosei Film Festival, the 81-year-old screen icon spoke about the criticism the film industry has received and the pros and cons of technological advances in film.

He attended the opening ceremony of the festival organized by Symbiosis International along with his wife Jaya Bachchan.

“Time and time again, the film industry is exposed to a lot of criticism and all kinds of accusations that it is responsible for changing the morals of the country and changing people’s attitudes.

“You know that Jaya, who studied formally at the Institute (FTII), supports the fact that stories and films are created from experiences that we notice in nature, the world, and everyday life. I think, what inspires us,” the actor said.

Bachchan recalled how his late father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a renowned poet and author, used to watch Hindi films that were aired on television many times.

The actor said his father loved the poetic justice aspect of the film.

“Movies have a power of their own. In his later years, my father watched movies on TV every night on cassette tape. He would repeat the movies he saw over and over again.

“I asked him every night, ‘You’ve seen the movie, don’t you get bored? What’s in Hindi cinema?’ He said, ‘If I had three hours, I’d do poetic justice. You and I will never see poetic justice in our lifetimes.” And that’s the lesson movies give everyone. ” Bachchan also praised the authenticity of Malayalam and Tamil films, but said it would be wrong to say that southern films were doing better than the Hindi film industry.

“Regional films are doing very well. But when we talk to them, they say they are making the same kind of films that we are making in Hindi. They just look beautiful. I’m just changing my costume.”

“A lot of people I met said, ‘We’re remaking your old movies. Somewhere in our story is ‘Deewar,’ ‘Shakti,’ ‘Sholay.’ “Malayalam and some Tamil films are authentic and aesthetic. They point to a particular region and say, unki achi chal rahi hai humari nahi (They are better than us). “That idea itself is incorrect,” he added.

To a question about the technological advancements in the industry, Bachchan recalled the days when actors were forced to do their best in the first take as filmmakers could not afford to use film celluloid due to budget constraints. I reminisced.

“We were conscious that we needed to get it right on the first take, because that meant wasting more film so we wouldn’t get a second chance and producers And the director would never allow that. Thanks to Chip, it’s beneficial. “We’re doing about 20 to 30 retakes today. It’s not because you were bad today, but because the camera didn’t shoot correctly.” There wasn’t. Sometimes that can be an advantage for the director.”

“I feel that way sometimes, and I’m sure others of my generation feel the same way. We can’t keep repeating the same thing. The current generation often asks, “How do we get the first thing right?” I said, “There’s been a long history of this. You get an opportunity to improve yourself, and we didn’t have that,” he said.

Bachchan also expressed displeasure over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in films and film personalities.

The film industry veteran said many people have voiced opposition to facial-mapping technology, which has been rejected by Hollywood’s second wave of criticism from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild and Federation of American Television and Radio. It was also one of the controversial issues during the strike. Artist (SAG-AFTRA).

“All of us are now subject to face mapping, our entire bodies will be face mapped and used on the sidelines at all times,” he said, adding that he gave a demonstration at a popular studio in Mumbai. Ta. Face mapping of Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks.

“There are a lot of objections being raised and I think there’s something like an artists’ strike in Hollywood, where producers and directors map your face and claim it and say, “This is our property.” Because we say we have it and we’ll use it whenever we want.” So the day will come when Symbiosis will call my AI instead of me personally,” he quipped.

Jaya Bachchan, 75, also spoke at the event, urging students not to “imitate the Western world”.

“I have a request to all the students who come here from our country, neighboring countries and abroad. This is my opinion. Please do not imitate the Western world. Please stick to the spirit and culture of your own country. Please stop.’ There’s a lot of music and I also want to watch a movie,” she said.

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