According to Vivek Agnihotri the film business has completely boycotted him
Vivek Agnihotri, a filmmaker, has criticised the latest Bollywood movies for their themes. He claimed that the reason films are struggling to draw audiences to theatres is because the middle-class public can hardly relate to these flicks. However, Sudhir Mishra contended that people are no longer watching films in movie theatres because they are “lazy.”
In their most recent podcast, Agnihotri and Mishra stated, “I have been completely blacklisted in this industry. I have found comfort in middle-class individuals. The housewives also reported having problems with this excessive exposure and obscene exhibition of physical attitude when I spoke with them. The fact that films don’t address the genuine issues irritates people.
The Kashmir Files director used Karan Johar’s Student of the Year as an example and questioned whether the students depicted in the film truly represent the youth of the nation. “Look at the young in Student of the Year and subsequent films; compare them to the youth on the country’s highways; you won’t find the youth depicted in the films, I say this without malice. I immediately related to Deewar when I watched it. I looked at Amitabh Bachchan and thought, “Oh, I also have this problem.” Today, however, relatability does not exist. Why are you disregarding the audience’s sensibilities? questioned Agnihotri.
Vivek Agnihotri countered Sudhir Mishra’s claim that the audience has also grown “lazy” by saying, “Boycott Bollywood is not phoney. The crowd hasn’t slacked off. I wish to comprehend the modern movies that are being produced. Who watches these films as an audience? Whose worries are they addressing? What is our destination? Even Manmohan Desai’s films addressed middle-class male problems. But where are the average people in today’s films?
The practises of the Hindi cinema industry, according to Agnihotri and Kangana Ranaut, are not being questioned by anyone else. “We have the right to question the actions of the establishment; at the very least, liberals and intellectuals should do so. Consequently, the film industry is also a structure. Shouldn’t those who are challenging the government also be investigating the organisation that provides them with a living? So, outside Kangana and me, who has questioned Bollywood? And why should I face discrimination if I criticise the industry’s practises? the filmmaker questioned.
On social media, Vivek Agnihotri has been very outspoken about his views on the movie business. Additionally, he has been interrogating those who spoke out against his movie The Kashmir Files.