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This is to say of Bollywood’s famous director-producer KC Bokadia. According to him- today there is no effect of big actors, public needs content and matter.
If you give a good subject, the picture will become a hit. Once again, evergreen songs have come in trend. People’s association is again moving towards cinema. Filmcity will soon be seen in Rajasthan, efforts are on at the level of the state government for this.
Bokadia was in Nagaur on Tuesday. Bhaskar spoke to him on this occasion.
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Question: How did the journey start from the beginning?
Bokadia: Was worked in many films first but started his own direction from the film Pyaar Jhota. After that your kindness, Naseeb is your own, law of nature. After that, he kept doing it and movies kept getting hits. Then everything is in front of the world.
Question: Salman-Shahrukh was brought along with ‘Hum Tumha Hain Sanam’, how did both persuasion?
Bokadia: The truth is that I had signed Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai in just 24 hours for that film. Earlier he thought of taking Kajol for this film, but did not talk to him. At that time Madhuri’s assistant was knowledgeable, took a role for Madhuri. These four are not a joke, coming in the same frame. There were many such wonders. For today’s Arjun, Amitabh Bachchan went to Bachchan, then he stated his fee of Rs 80 lakh instead of 70 lakhs. I said Hero does not have any million, take 1 crore rupees. In this way, for the first time a hero received a fee of crores for a film.
Question: You have not changed your pattern in cinema, so your films have reduced?
Bokadia: I did not leave my shop, did not leave my route. Always kept the emotional angle. Just now a film called a third Begum has been made, the censor board may have stopped it, but I did not leave the trek. The High Court has got relief. The third Begum will now be released. Another film is ‘Zindagi Namkeen Hai’, coming.
Question: What kind of changes do you see in cinema in 5 decades?
Bokadia: All those using in cinema have run away. Now again old songs are heard playing in trains. The era of listening to old songs in homes has started again. If you listen to an old song, it will be a hangover. Today’s songs do not understand, whose shot was put, it does not matter. Everyone’s shops were closed. In the middle, some corporate houses were engaged in capturing cinema, which had nothing to do with Hindi cinema. Due to this, there was a change in the entertainment world, but now people with understanding of cinema have increased again. Nowadays, if there is good content, people come to see.
Question: Has there been a change in Bollywood from cinema hall to OTT?
Bokadia: The Korona period has arrived and the tickets of the cinema hall are so expensive that people think let them leave. In a few days, this film will come on TV and mobile. Now there is no taste towards films. Earlier people used to run to watch the entire film just to listen to the song. People used to watch a song 4-4 times. Now everything comes in advance, the means of exposure have changed. If a good thing is made, it will also work.
Question: Casting couch is very much discussed, what is the truth? Bokadia: Don’t know, something will go on somewhere. Right now 1 lakh children are roaming there. Some have come after selling the field, some have come after selling the house, some have come by selling a bracelet. I tell those children that if a coordinator calls, then you pick up the file of the portfolio and go away. Before going to them, Google should only do what he is going to, what will he make or what will he make?
Question: Regional industry is everywhere, but why is the Rajasthani industry not happening? Bokadia: Because the language of Hindi is very common here, people connect directly to Bollywood. Here one makes a one-half film in the year.
Question: It was a matter of making Rajasthan Film City, is there a progress? Bokadia: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma is a very good man in this case. I was very impressed by meeting him. He took a positive decision in this 4 hours. Everything was ready, the land between Jaipur-Delhi was also allotted. We are also ready.
Question: There are a lot of discussion about the serial called Sanskar on DD National, what is its plot? Will Doordarshan’s popularity increase again? Bokadia: Sanskar means everything in it, family and society. Sanskar is necessary in the same way as bread for the body. Doordarshan did Sardar- The GameChenor serial a few days ago, his good rating has come. The entire team of Doordarshan is engaged. There is also a preparation to do something new. I will be ready for the Rajasthan industry.