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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan said on Saturday that the film industry is often held responsible for the change in the nation’s morality, arguing instead that society has always served as an inspiration for cinema. During his address to students at the Symbiosis Film Festival in Pune, the 81-year-old screen icon spoke about the criticism that the film industry receives as well as the advantages and disadvantages of technological advancement in cinema. (Also Read: Amitabh Bachchan shares photos of Ram Lalla after returning from Ram Mandir in Ayodhya: ‘Faith has no description’)
He attended the opening ceremony of the festival, organized by Symbiosis International, along with his wife Jaya Bachchan.
“Many times, the film industry is subject to a lot of criticism and all kinds of accusations that you are responsible for changing the morale of the country and changing the attitude of the people. I am sure you know Jaya, who has formally studied in Institute (FTII), would support the fact that stories and films are made from experiences that we notice in nature, in the world, in everyday life, and that is what becomes our inspiration,” he said the actor.
Bachchan recalled how his late father, noted poet and writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan, watched repeat telecasts of many Hindi films. The actor said his father loved the poetic justice aspect of cinema. “Cinema itself has its own power. During the last years of my father’s life, every night he watched a cassette movie on television. The movies he saw were repeated many times. Every night he asked her: ‘You’ve seen the movie, aren’t you bored? What do you find in Hindi cinema? He said, “I will be able to see poetic justice in three hours.” You and I will not be able to see poetic justice in our entire lives. And that is the learning that cinema gives to everyone.”
Bachchan also praised Malayalam and Tamil films for their authenticity, but said it is incorrect to say that South cinema is doing better than the Hindi film industry. “Regional cinema has done very well. But when we talk to them, they tell us that they are making the same kind of films that we make in Hindi. They just change the clothes to make them look beautiful. A lot of people I met said, ‘We are remaking his old films, there is Deewar, Shakti and Sholay somewhere in all our stories.’ “Malayalam and some of Tamil cinema are authentic and aesthetic. “This whole idea of pointing fingers at a particular region and saying that unki aachi chal rahi hai, humari nahi (they are better than us) is not right,” he added.
When asked about technological advancements in the industry, Bachchan recalled the times when actors were forced to give their best in the first take as filmmakers could not afford to use celluloid films due to budgetary limitations.
“We were aware that we had to get it right on the first take because we wouldn’t have another chance, since it meant wasting more film, and the producer and the director would never allow that. Now, with the chip, it’s beneficial. “You’re doing some 20-30 retakes, today not because you were bad, but because the camera didn’t do it right. Sometimes, it’s an advantage for a director. Sometimes I feel and I’m sure people of my generation feel the same way. Same thing, I can’t keep repeating the same thing again. Many times, the modern generation says how do you do it right the first time? I said there is a long story behind this. You are having an opportunity to improve. , we never had that,” he said.
Bachchan also expressed his displeasure over the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cinema and with film personalities. The film veteran said many people have expressed objections to facial mapping technology, which was also one of the contentious issues during the twin Hollywood strikes by the Writer Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television. and Radio. Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
“All of us are now undergoing facial mapping, our entire body will be mapped and kept aside and used at any time,” he said, adding that a popular studio in Mumbai gave him a demonstration. from Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks’ facial mapping.
“There are a lot of objections being raised and I think there is a kind of artist strike in Hollywood because the producer and the director map your face, claim it and say this is our property and we will use it. whenever we want. Then there will be a time when Symbiosis will call my AI, and not me personally,” he joked.
Jaya Bachchan, 75, also spoke at the event and urged students not to “imitate the Western world”.
“I have a request to make to all the students who are here from our country, neighboring countries and outside… This is my observation, please do not imitate the western world, stick to the spirit and culture of your country. For the love of God, “Stop so much music. We want to see the cinema,” he said.
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