I want to work with great scripts, it doesn’t matter whether it's in Hindi or Marathi: Ajay Devgn
Bollywood stars have expanded their horizons and with evolving roles into film production, Hindi cinema’s biggest stars are now making an impact in regional cinema too. Ajay Devgn, who’s produced acclaimed Marathi movies like Vitti Dandu (2014) and Aapla Manus (2018), doesn’t mind being cast in regional films too. He says, “I love cinema, so if there is a great script, I want to do it, it doesn’t matter whether it is Hindi or Marathi.”
He feels Marathi cinema is doing well by telling local tales and not just blindly being influenced by the West. He adds, “Since I have recently backed the Marathi film Taanaji, I can say that the Maharashtrian culture is still very intact in their cinema. They are not trying to follow any trend. They have held on to their culture and literature and that reflects in their cinema. What are we largely doing in Bollywood? We are trying to follow the West. We are forgetting our own literature and stories; instead we are chasing trends from other countries. People in the West tell all kind of stories, but they also preserve their culture. That’s why they manage to tell such beautiful stories. I wish we do that in our cinema too.”
Bollywood stars have expanded their horizons and with evolving roles into film production, Hindi cinema’s biggest stars are now making an impact in regional cinema too. Ajay Devgn, who’s produced acclaimed Marathi movies like Vitti Dandu (2014) and Aapla Manus (2018), doesn’t mind being cast in regional films too. He says, “I love cinema, so if there is a great script, I want to do it, it doesn’t matter whether it is Hindi or Marathi.”
He feels Marathi cinema is doing well by telling local tales and not just blindly being influenced by the West. He adds, “Since I have recently backed the Marathi film Taanaji, I can say that the Maharashtrian culture is still very intact in their cinema. They are not trying to follow any trend. They have held on to their culture and literature and that reflects in their cinema. What are we largely doing in Bollywood? We are trying to follow the West. We are forgetting our own literature and stories; instead we are chasing trends from other countries. People in the West tell all kind of stories, but they also preserve their culture. That’s why they manage to tell such beautiful stories. I wish we do that in our cinema too.”
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