‘Ghatiya’: Director Anurag Kashyap says Bengali films are witnessing decline and Bangla film industry is also affected | Bollywood News
Film director Anurag Kashyap, who was not known for being too verbal, criticized the current state of Bengali cinema, saying it had become vulgar. The filmmaker said the industry once saw a golden age with makers like Ritwick Ghatak and Satyajit Ray, but is now in decline from its peak.
A few days ago, the opening ceremony of the first Kolkata French Film Festival was held and Kashyap attended a seminar and shared his views on Bengali cinema. The filmmaker said that even Hindi films had seen a decline in quality, but never offered breakthroughs like Bengali films of the past.
“The decline in the quality of Hindi films is a fall from the ground floor. Once upon a time Bengali films were in a much higher position. So the decline is very evident,” a report in OTT Play quoted him saying. quoted.
In a panel discussion hosted by The Indian Express, independent filmmaker Pardipta Bhattacharya said Kashyap’s views ring true as the film industry is experiencing a quality crisis not seen since the last “20-30 years”. said.
“It doesn’t matter who said it, that is the truth. The reasons for the downfall are various, but one is that Bengali producers have no money. All the big producers in Bengal are non-Bengali. Therefore , it is very difficult to get people to understand the nuances of Bengali culture. The Benaguri family never had money, but at least they had cultural capital. Now they don’t even have that,” said Padipta Bhattacharya. Ta.
The filmmaker added that the Bengali film industry is currently technically sound, but scripts are in the “garbage dump”. Padipta Bhattacharya added: “There is no creativity.”
“Those who write in Bengali cannot survive anymore. Good films are impossible without good scripts. But it is not true to say that nothing good comes out of this industry. Every year 1 A book or two of good movies are released, but they get lost in the sheer scale of mediocre movies, and it’s useless. Making good movies requires a continuous and collective effort. Everest Even if you fall down, you can also get back up from that position. There’s no need to be rude about it. Anurag Kashyap is back in Mumbai sipping coffee, unaware of all this drama,” he said. added.
Actor Tota Roy Chowdhury agreed with OTT Play about the golden age of Bengali cinema. “Anurag probably used harsh words, but I would like to dig a little deeper into what he meant rather than reacting randomly. During the golden age of Bengali cinema, there were films like Ray, Ghatak, We all agree that there are many talents like Sen and they have taken our cinema to new global heights. The 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden era. We did. There’s no denying that. That’s our legacy,” he said.
But he felt that film was no longer a director’s medium. Kabuta further asserted that filmmaking is no longer just a director’s means. “The new millennium has brought about incredible changes. Movies are now valued in terms of return on investment. Movies are now often made solely to sell. It’s no longer just a medium for directors. Producers, distributors, and even actors have a say. I want to take Anurag’s comments as a backhanded compliment, as he correctly recognizes the pinnacle of Indian cinema.” said.
On the work front, Anurag Kashyap is awaiting the release of his next film Kennedy co-starring Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone.
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