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‘When you’re part of a film, you may lose the audience’s point of view’
people because those names are working for some reason, and it’s okay. I think there’s enough work for everybody. But yes, I’d want to see an industry which gives more value and worth to people who are more talented. This is a different ball game altogether, quite different and a very difficult one to play,” she says.
Rishabh Suri
Actor Mohnish Bahl might belong to the old school of cinema, where a film’s success is primarily judged on the number of days it ran in the theatres, rather than the first-weekend collections, but the actor gives equal importance to the latter, too.
The 58-year-old was last seen in Panipat (2019) as Balaji Baji Rao, but the film was a commercial letdown. Mohnish says, “Commercial success is important. Kya hota hai, picture chalti hai, toh sab kuchh achha chalta hai. But
My views are different. I’m not driven by the things such as heroine, hero, and commerce. I choose depending on the kind of work I’m getting.
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when the film doesn’t work, good reviews will only take you so far. I’m happy that journalists appreciated this presentation of me.”
Directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar, the film was recently declared tax-free in Maharashtra. “Kind of late,” pat comes the reply from the actor, who adds, “I don’t know why it didn’t work, I can’t put my finger on it, I liked the film. Sometimes, when you’re a part of a film, you lose the audience’s point of view.”
Explaining why box-office collections matter, Bahl draws a comparison to the 1980s and the ’90s and says how they are important now. He says, “Earlier, it was about the number of days, silver and golden jubilees. But a film’s budget is higher now. In our time, one producer made three films, I used to work in two out of those three. Now, two-three producers make one film. So, now, the number of films being made has reduced drastically. The kind of investment