EXCLUSIVE: Subhash Ghai talks about obsession of multiplexes with recliners; says, “main sone ke liye aaya hoon kya?”

Subhash Ghai adds his two cents about the whole luxurious movie viewing experience fad, that is not just about bigger screens and better sound quality.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

November 9, 2022 - 2:00 PM IST

Known as the ‘Showman’ of Bollywood, Subhash Ghai has made some of the biggest films in tinsel town. While this filmmaker has given us masterpieces like Hero, Khalnayak, Pardes, among others spoke about the changing phase of Bollywood films and recalled the times when filmmaking was a different business altogether. In the recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, the filmmaker spoke about how cinema viewing experience has become luxurious and how the ample comfort in multiplexes also become a part of the surging ticket prices.

EXCLUSIVE: Subhash Ghai talks about obsession of multiplexes with recliners; says, “main sone ke liye aaya hoon kya?”

Speaking about it with Bollywood Hungama, Subhash Ghai said, “Badi khursiyan bana li hai multiplexes ne ki main let sakta hoon. Main let ke picture kyun dekhu? Aap letke picture dekhenge? Main sone ke liye aaya hoon kya? Mujhe film dekhni hai and I have to be on the edge-of-my-seat for 2-3 hours. But multiplexes are like ‘Nahi main aapko aise nahi baithne doonga aapko letna hi padega!’ Capital expenditure itna kardiya theatre walon ne multiplex banake. (Multiplexes have made massive seats where I can sleep and watch films. But why do I have to lie down and watch? Will you lie down and watch a film? I have not come to theatres to catch up on my sleep. I wanna watch a film and should be on the edge-of-my-seat for about 2-3 hours. But multiplexes are hell bent on making you lie down and watch films! Because of all this, the capital expenditure have become so high.)”

He added, “Humne maanga tha aapse ki sound aur screen achhi honi chahiye aur thoda comfortable and saaf-suthra. But unka rona bhi teek hi hai ki humein parvarta nahi hai isiliye ticket prices bada diya. Stars ko bhi utna hi price bhi chahiye… it’s all a loop. (What did we (filmmakers) ask for? We just wanted good sound and a good screen as well as little cleanliness and comfort for the public. I agree, the theatre owners are right in their part of increasing ticket prices because they find it difficult to maintain at that expense. Add to that, the stars also want a higher price because it will contribute to their box office collections).”

Subhash Ghai, who also teaches filmmaking at his institute Whistling Woods, return to production in 2022 after seven years. Ever since he produced Hero, a remake of his own film featuring Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Seshadri in 1983, featuring the then debutants Sooraj Pancholi (son of Aditya Pancholi) and Athiya Shetty (daughter of Suniel Shetty), Ghai stayed away from production. He returned to it and also wrote the story of his latest release 36 Farmhouse that released in January 2022 and featured an ensemble cast.

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