The Shah Rukh Khan Starrer “ZERO” Received Mixed Reviews at the Box-Office

Even big budget films need a good script now: Tigmanshu Dhulia
The Shah Rukh Khan Starrer “ZERO” Received Mixed Reviews at the Box-Office

The Shah Rukh Khan starrer received mixed reviews at the box-office with some critics calling the film's narrative weak, while some labeling it as the best performance of King Khan. Actor-writer-director Tigmanshu Dhulia, who is now playing the role of Shah Rukh Khan's father in Zero, feels that even big budget films need a good script now. He also emphasised that after 1960s the admiration for a happy author went down considerably and that must change now.

 "Big budget films have in progress to face this challenge of just being big financial plan and overloaded with stars. But even big budget films need a good script now. Look at 'Thugs of Hindostan'. The stars delivered what they promised because the first day collections were extraordinary. So people went to see Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, but from the second day the collections sank".

"So, whether it's a big budget film or not, content is the king. The audience is smart and the type of things that are coming up online has given a good experience to the audience to quality content," Timangshu said.

"I think after 1960's the reverence for a content writer went down significantly and that must change now," Dhulia told INAS  said when asked that how one should take care of both profitable imperative and creative objective in today's time of film making?

Having grown up in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, the filmmaker says he tries to integrate his small-town experience in his cinematic arrangement. His films including Haasil, Charas and Shagird, though did an average business at the box- office, but is still alive in the minds of moviegoers inspite of having no big stars in it. When asked if Indian cinema was moving away from the attraction of Khan era with new faces taking the lead, he said cinema is now addressing a larger audience.

"Earlier, multiplexes were present only in big cities, but we see them now in smaller towns as well. Hence, cinema is also address characters from small towns. Look at Ayushmann Khurrana and Rajkummar Rao — their font are from small towns," he said. "The Khans of the industry typically played stunning roles and not these roles. Also, these smaller towns are contributing considerably to the revenues hence that is also another reason these characters from small towns are measured," said Dhulia.

"Shah Rukh and I worked together during Dil Se for which I had written the dialogues. Our friendship goes way back. In terms of 'Zero', there were two or three reasons for me to take it up. One — The role was really different and unique and not like what I played in Ganges of Wasseypur," he said.

"Secondly Anand L. Rai is a dear friend who was making this technically heavy film with special effects. I was curious to see how he was making the film and learn more on the sets. And thirdly, one is always excited to work with Shah Rukh," he said.

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