After Hera Pheri 3, Paresh Rawal has an big issue with…: ‘Film let ke…’

In a no-holds-barred conversation with Himanshu Mehta on his podcast, acclaimed actor Paresh Rawal offered every nostalgia and intelligent critique, confirming his return to the loved Hera Pheri franchise while expressing deep concerns about the route of Hindi cinema.

Paresh highlighted how the pandemic modified viewers expectations with out extinguish. “OTT platforms offered form, realism, and menace-taking storytelling,” he defined. The Hindi movie industry, in distinction, “has not tailored. The viewers improved, but filmmakers stayed stuck.”

Rawal takes a dig at label prices

A considerable effort level? Skyrocketing label prices. Rawal contrasted the pricing mannequin within the South, the place tickets once in some time ever bad Rs 200, to that of Bollywood’s city multiplexes. He acknowledged, “If the aam janta shuns your movie and easiest the properly off class endorses your movies, then it’s infamous. If a heart-class household, comprising 5-6 members, journey to gaze a movie, unke Rs. 5000-6000 toh yuh nikal jaate hai… and there’s no assure the movie will satisfy you!”

He moreover identified the added price of snacks: “The kids will, of direction, query for popcorn, soda and ice cream.”

Taking a pointy dig on the plush recliner culture, Rawal didn’t mince words, “You are supposed to gaze a movie while sitting. Let ke nahin dekhi jaati. You haven’t in terms of a spa! Waiters preserve roaming round… Arre it’s a movie, not a marriage event!”

He likened the expertise to “mujra viewing” and known as for a return to overall, centered cinematic engagement.

What’s next for Paresh Rawal?

On the work entrance, Rawal is place to look in Nikita Roy, directed by Kussh S Sinha and starring Sonakshi Sinha, Arjun Rampal, and Suhail Nayyar. The free up has been shifted to July 18.

He’s moreover a part of the ensemble in Bhooth Bangla—a Priyadarshan awe-comedy alongside Akshay Kumar and Tabu—and the noteworthy-awaited Welcome To The Jungle.