Piyush Mishra on South Indian filmmakers, “They are far more intelligent and have more IQ than Bollywood directors” : Bollywood News

Veteran actor Piyush Mishra enjoys a massive cult following for his noteworthy performances in a bunch of Bollywood films. Along with Hindi cinema, he has a bunch of regional films as well in his repertoire. He will be soon seen playing a significant character in Kamal Haasan starrer Indian 2.

Piyush Mishra on South Indian filmmakers, “They are far more intelligent and have more IQ than Bollywood directors”

While sharing his experience the actor opened up on why Bollywood is earning lower than South Indian films. Speaking of the same, he said, “Directors of South Indian film industries are more intelligent, have more IQ and are more innovative compared to us (Bollywood directors). It is our foolishness that we are working on the same formula forever.”

It all started during his conversation with ANI. He told the portal, “Films from South India like Pushpa are typical of their genre with lots of action, violence and flashy sequences, but it is presented to the audience in a new way. I also worked in a South Indian film named Indian 2 with Shankar recently. In my first experience (of) working with him, I realised how innovative he was. He presents the same concept in a variety of ways and represents the culture better.”

As the conversation progressed further, he was asked if films which can affect people’s lives deeply are still being made. The 59-year-old actor explained, “No such films are being made in North India.” He also shed some light on parallel cinema, and asserted, “Commercial films mean ‘art made for commerce’. Hence, ‘parallel films’ don’t exist. Unless your films are entertaining a large mass of people, they cannot be called ‘cinema’ and South Indian filmmakers know this.”

The Shaukeens actor concluded his conversation while expressing his viewpoints about the recently emerging ‘Boycott culture’ in India against films. He called it “both right and wrong to an extent”.