Laxman Utekar Slams Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Cinema Is Dying’ Remark: “Then Leave”

Laxman Utekar Slams Anurag Kashyap: Popular film director Laxman Utekar's film 'Chava' has created history at the box office. The film was praised a lot for the actors as well as the director. Meanwhile, Laxman Utekar reacted to Anurag Kashyap's decision to leave Bollywood. Along with this, the director also took a dig at Anurag Kashyap's criticism of Hindi cinema.

Laxman Utekar said this about Anurag Kashyap

In fact, director Laxman Utekar said during the conversation, "Leave it, of course you can, nobody is forcing you. See, this industry is such that you have to be mentally and creatively happy. Only then can we become great. If you don't want to stay here, then how will you make a great film? It is better that you leave". 

Laxman Utekar took a dig at Anurag Kashyap

Continuing his point, Laxman Utekar said, "He is wrong when he says that the audience does not have the sensitivity to accept his film. Whereas he does not have the sensitivity to accept the choice of the audience. Today films are doing business of 700-800 crores. How can you say that cinema is dying? You see the collection of Baahubali, RRR, Pushpa - the collection was up to 1200 crores. Yes, then actually Chhava. Your sensitivity should change because you are stuck at the same place".

Laxman Utekar took a dig at Anurag Kashyap's criticism

Director Laxman Utekar said, “Today the audience has cinema from all over the world on their phones. They are more updated than you. They know what to watch and what not to watch and every three years cinema is changing. Cinematography is changing, editing is changing, story, costumes. Everything is changing. As a filmmaker you have to change. You cannot be stuck in the past and say that the audience does not have sensitivity. You have to change”.

Laxman Utekar is happy with Chhava's collection 

Meanwhile, Laxman Utekar's film Chhava became a huge success at the box office. Starring Vicky Kaushal in the role of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Rashmika Mandanna in the role of Maharani Yasubai and Akshaye Khanna in the role of Emperor Aurangzeb, the film earned Rs 807 crore worldwide and became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year.

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