{"id":256800,"date":"2025-03-11T16:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/hansal-mehta-takes-a-dig-at-vivek-agnihotris-bollywood-is-in-shambles-remark-industry-isnt-dying-needs-reset\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T16:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:35:12","slug":"hansal-mehta-takes-a-dig-at-vivek-agnihotris-bollywood-is-in-shambles-remark-industry-isnt-dying-needs-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/hansal-mehta-takes-a-dig-at-vivek-agnihotris-bollywood-is-in-shambles-remark-industry-isnt-dying-needs-reset\/","title":{"rendered":"Hansal Mehta Takes A Dig At Vivek Agnihotri’s “Bollywood Is In Shambles” Remark: “Industry Isn’t Dying, Needs Reset”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hansal Mehta has given a heartfelt shoutout to Bollywood’s rising talents.\u00a0On Monday (March 10), the filmmaker wrote an elaborate note on X (formerly Twitter) supporting newcomers Adarsh Gourav, Vedang Raina, Ishaan Khatter, Sparsh Shrivastava and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hansal Mehta, in his post, claimed that \u201cHindi Cinema Needs a Reset.\u201d He said, \u201cFor those predicting doom for Bollywood\u2014pause. The industry isn’t dying. It’s waiting to be disrupted. The problem isn’t the audience losing interest. It’s that investment is being funneled into the safe, the recycled, the formulaic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to the filmmaker, the future of Hindi cinema \u201clies in betting on raw talent, bold storytelling, and directors who can take a script and direct the hell out of it. The past few years have proved:\u00a0stars\u00a0don’t necessarily bring audiences; conviction does.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hansal Mehta put his faith in the fresh generation of actors, filmmakers and writers. The director stated that they are the ones who can \u201cchange the game\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cIt will take producers with vision, platforms that\u00a0back stories\u00a0over statistics, and directors who demand authenticity\u00a0over familiarity.\u00a0It will need solid financial discipline, intelligent exhibition strategy, marketing\u00a0that is well thought out and\u00a0not the template paid publicity that is making publicists rich and the industry much poorer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The filmmaker heaped praise on young actors whom he believed to be the \u201cfuture\u201d of Bollywood. He called Adarsh Gourav<\/a> a \u201cshape-shifter\u201d and \u201clambi race ka ghoda (in it for the long run).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For Hansal Mehta, Jigra<\/em> fame Vedang Raina is the \u201cscreen stealer\u201d and has the \u201cpotential to break out as a serious leading man\u201d, if given the right script.\u00a0The filmmaker dubbed Ishaan Khatter an \u201cUntapped Dynamo\u201d whose \u201cenergy\u201d and \u201cinstincts\u201d were right on point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zahan Kapoor, Aditya Rawal, Abhay Verma and Laapataa Ladies<\/em> actor Sparsh Shrivastava also made it to the list. Raghav Juyal and Lakshay, who worked together in the Netflix action entertainer Kill<\/em>, received special recognition from Hansal Mehta as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hindi Cinema Needs a Reset<\/p>\n

For those predicting doom for Bollywood\u2014pause. The industry isn’t dying. It’s waiting to be disrupted. The problem isn’t the audience losing interest. It’s that investment is being funneled into the safe, the recycled, the formulaic.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For those unaware, Hansal Mehta<\/a>‘s statement comes right after director Vivek Agnihotri’s \u201cBollywood is in shambles\u201d comment on Instagram. Take a look:<\/p>\n

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Hansal Mehta’s last project,\u00a0The Buckingham Murders,<\/em>\u00a0was headlined by Kareena Kapoor<\/a>. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Vivek Agnihotri’s\u00a0The Delhi Files<\/em>\u00a0is set to release on August 15.<\/p>\n


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