Ace actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui recently in an interview opined on how and why Bollywood industry majorly produces the same style of formula films. He also opened up about wanting to get back to sets but refraining from it due to the risk of deadly coronavirus. the actor was shooting for Kushan Nandy’s Jogira Sara Ra Ra when the lockdown came into action around the end of March. He said, “As an artist, I surely want to be on the sets, and work. But neither do I want to take a personal risk nor put the cast-and-crew at unnecessary risk by rushing into things.” He spent his lockdown at his village Budhana, Uttar Pradesh and a part of his lockdown was spent at his brother’s place in Dehradun.
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Opines on ‘Bollywood Stuck with Formula Films’:
“I think a lot depends on the number of (Covid-19) cases etc. (when a film goes on the floor). Let’s see how things pan out,” says the Kick actor, adding: “As far as I am concerned, if things can be worked out, I can shoot wherever I am at that given time because luckily, meri koi bhi film kisi specific jagah pe based nahi hai. They can be shot anywhere.” He added, “What really matters to me, as an actor, is that my work is reaching people regardless of the audiences. For years, we have been making formula (Hindi) films. Ek hero hai, ek heroine hai aur kucch gaane hain. I am not saying ke uss tarah ki filmein galat hain.”
However, the actor feels it is incorrect to blame only the filmmakers. He added, “After all, people — over the years — have been watching those films in huge numbers, helping them make money. Even I have been a part of such films. Hamari audiences ko bhi woh cinema kaafi pasand aata hai.”
“Most of our Hindi films, at best, can be called musical operas,” he says, adding: “See, formula films will continue to get made. And honestly, the reality is that whichever filmmaker — be it an insider or outsider — gets a chance, they will make the same formula stuff.”
The was globally acclaimed for his work in Sacred Games. Currently, he has ‘Bole Chudiyan and Roam Rome Mein, and Jogira Sara Ra Ra in his kitty.
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