By Hindustan Times
Irrfan Khan says that the brand new generation of filmmakers with a vision will put Bollywood on par with Hollywood. "THE BRAND NEW generation will do this and they'll become more ambitious to capture other markets, the best way Hollywood is doing," Irrfan told IANS when asked what is going to put Bollywood at the same pedestal as Hollywood.
"When you should have producers with vision who can explore the market, who need to usher in audience from different races, and that i don't mean NRI, that point the change will happen. At this time producers are very complacent. They have got market that's enough for them," he added.
The actor was was speaking at a session on the ongoing 12th Osian's Cinefan Film Festival that kicked off here Friday.
Recently, Hindi cinema has witnessed scripts like Delhi Belly and Vicky Donor getting overwhelming response on the box office and the 45-year-old credits audience for the change.
"Audience is seeking fresh subjects and attractive stories. They have got evolved. They're watching Hollywood movies and exploring," he said adding that the Indian viewers are forgiving in nature.
The actor, who's active in both - Bollywood and Hollywood, can be seen in Marc Webb's The fantastic Spider Man as Rajit Ratha. He says in any role there must be a correct mix of length and content.
"Length is typically important, however the content is vital too. You need to combine both. You can not do a role, which has a large number of content but just passes by in a second," Irrfan said.
"I enjoyed working with the director (Webb) and i'm happy for the director.He has done something very endearing and happy for the actors," he added.
