Acclaimed Actor Naseruddin Claims Bollywood Lacks Substance!

Legendary actor Naseeruddin Shah is one of the best artists in the country and his subtle and controlled acting has amazed everyone through the decades. He recently spoke about the fact that he stopped watching Bollywood films. He has a strong reason for that and explained it in a recent interview.

He said, "It really disappoints me. I have stopped watching Hindi films, I don't like them at all. Hindustani food is loved everywhere because it has substance. What substance do Hindi films have? Yes, they are being watched everywhere. They say, 'How exotic, how Indian, how colourful'. Soon they will be bored of it because there is no substance."

The 73-year-old added, "Because the films that are being watched by thousands will keep being produced and people will keep watching them, God knows till when. So those who want to make serious films, it's their responsibility to show today's reality and in such a way that they don't get a fatwa or ED doesn't come knocking on their doors."

He even had something interesting to say about OTT platforms. He said, "OTT is the future, whether we like it or not. I have been predicting disappearance of movie halls, all over the world, for a while. I think it will happen in another 10 years, when there will be no such thing as a movie theatre any longer. Movies might become a solitary watching experience which, I don't know whether it's good or bad. But you can't really watch a blood-drenched revenge drama, with people sticking swords in each other's guts over your dinner table with your family and children. So I wonder if that is going to affect the making of such films, but I personally enjoy doing work on OTT, whether it is a performance, reading a poem, reciting a story. I find it challenging and we better get used to it."