Rohit Shetty doesn’t make sequels to cash in on title

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty, known for successful Bollywood franchises like Golmaal and Singham, feels people should not venture into making sequels just because a film does well. He says finding a “right” story is of foremost importance. Shetty and the Golmaal Again gang got together at the MAMI Movie Mela. Talking about the feasibility of sequels, Shetty said, “It depends on the audience. You can't just take a sequel because the film had done well. And nowadays sequels are made after twenty years. I mean sequels are made of films which were made even before I was born. I think a film should do well on satellite, on television, and once the audience appreciates the film after months of its release, then only you should make a sequel out of it, and that too if you're getting the right story, not just to cash in on a title.”

Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade were a part of the panel discussion. Arshad, who has been a part of the famous Munna Bhai franchise, also shared his opinion of sequels.

“If characters are liked, you can make a sequel out of it. You can't make a sequel out of a good film... You cannot make a sequel out of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which is a very good film, but you can make a sequel out of Golmaal because everyone knows the characters. Even for that matter, Munna Bhai was made into the sequel because of characters,” added Arshad. Shetty also hinted at a possibility of a fifth Golmaal instalment. “Let the fourth release, let’s see how people react to it and from there we will take it forward,” he said.