Panaji: The Hindi filmmakers today said that while they want
to be true and innovative to their craft, box office dynamics cannot be
ignored while making a movie. "I have never made films for audiences. I
did them for myself. I wish some of my films recovered costs for the
producers. None of my films have made any money," said director Vishal
Bharadwaj, who has directed films like 'Ishqiya', 'Kaminey' and
'Omkara'.
Bharadwaj, who is famous for adapting literary works including
Shakespeare in his cinema, said he makes films that he believes in.
Director Zoya Akhtar, who is two films old, echoed the same but added that dynamics of the box office cannot be ignored.
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"Everybody wants to make money with their films. I want the audience
to watch it. But I don't want to change what I am making. I am very
Bollywood. I want to make films which I like," she said.
Bharadwaj and Akhtar were participating in the knowledge session at Film Bazaar at IFFI in Goa today.
Bollywood actors including Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and Sanjay
Suri also participated in the discussion which spoke about 'new
generation filmmakers as trendsetters.'
Deol said that after two flop commercial films, he now chooses movies only if he is convinced with the script.
