No One Is Talking About Performances, Only Box Office Matters: Manoj Bajpayee On State Of Films

Manoj Bajpayee's statements shed some light on the current state of box office wherein blockbusters like 'KGF: Chapter 2's box office collection has created new benchmarks for all films to follow.

Manoj Bajpayee

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New Delhi: 'The Family Man' star Manoj Bajpayee has spoken about the current state of films and box office numbers predicting the worth of a particular film. In a recent intreview, he shared that people are more concerned with numbers than the performance of a film these days.

In an interview with Puja Talwar, Bajpayee spoke of the current plight of the film industry where massive entertainers are collecting good business at the box office and no one talking about the content and performance of the actors of the film and likewise.

"Koi baat hi nahi karraha hai ki film kaesi hai? Koi baat karne ko raazi nahi hai performances kaesi hai. Baki departments ki kya contribution hai? Kya hai na hum sab ₹1000 crore aur ₹300 crore aur ₹400 crore mein phasein huye hai. Yeh jhagda kaayi saalon se chal raha hai aur mujhe lagta hai ki yeh khatam hone wala hai nahi ( No one is talking about how a film is. No one is ready to talk about the performances of actors or the contribution of various departments. We are all stuck in the phase of Rs 1000 crorres, Rs 300 crores and Rs 400 crores. This debate has been ongoing for many years now and I do not think that this will end.)"

Bajpayee also said, "Now critics are saying 'Why don't you make films like them? Why is your film not working?' It's been asked to those in the mainstream. Those in the mainstream are being put in the witness box by their own mainstream critics. As for me, I was never a part of that world. I used to go sometimes to that world for some reason but would come back again. For us getting our film released in theatres was tough before. Now it gets tougher due to the ₹1000 crore films. OTT has been a boon. It was a boon for actors like me. It was a boon for so many other talents, so many other faculties. It's heartwarming to see all of them busy and consumed by OTT and such amazing work that they are doing."

Manoj's statements shed some light on the current state of box office wherein massive blockbusters like 'KGF: Chapter 2's box office collection has created new benchmarks for all films to follow. Besides 'KGF 2', Vivek Agnihotri's controversial film 'The Kashmir Files' also generated massive business at the box office despite receving cricticism from many in the industry and the audience.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Manoj Bajpayee has several projects including 'Gulmohar', 'The Family Man Season 3', and the Hindi version of 'The Sandman'.