Piyush Mishra does not mince words when it comes to his true love — theatre, movies, and music. The Gangs of Wasseypur actor, who is soon going to launch his book ‘Tumhari Aukat Kya Hai’, Mishra sheds light on the current situation of Bollywood as compared to south cinema and whether theatre artistes like him need the support of Hindi cinema to get recognition.
Piyush Mishra compares Bollywood to South Cinema; says, “It is very clear they are better than us”
The actor talks about how South filmmakers produces original content through their research, he said, “It is very clear they are better than us, they are more innovative and passionate (than Bollywood). It is not a cakewalk to make pull-off blockbusters like PS-1 (2022) and the Baahubali franchise. And to do so, one needs convincing set up, convincing script, convincing music along with skilled actors”.
Further Mishra added, “Bollywood too has renowned artists but this industry lacks innovation. All the formulas are failing here like we clearly saw last year. Bollywood will eventually rely on research (to make meaningful cinema). Research karna inki majboori bann jayegi.”
Piyush Mishra has dedicated more than 20 years to theatre, other than acting. The actor confesses that theatre artists do need the support of Bollywood to get recognition, “It is unfortunate but cannot deny the fact that theatre artists do need the support of Bollywood to make a name of their own. Aisa hi hota hai. Mujhe bhi theatre mein 20 saal kaam karne ke baad fully recognise hone ke liye Bollywood join karna pada. People do cinema for money and glamour”, Mishra said.
Further highlighting about Anurag Kashyap, he said, “There is rarely a person like Anurag Kashyap who solely makes cinema for passion without caring about box-office numbers. However, the rest of them do it for money and why should not they? Commercial cinema is an art made for commerce. Usme paisa lagta hai- paisa aane ke ummeed bhi hoti hai. Theatre mein paisa nahi lagta. Theatre is not an industry but cinema (Bollywood) is.”
Mishra, who has a long association with NSD, adds that actors namely Naseeruddin Shah, Irrfan Khan or Om Puri were all open about them joining Bollywood to make a name of their own despite coming from a theatre background. According to him Bollywood is an industry and theatre is not. Since a lot of money goes into the making of commercial art, but the same is not the case with theatre. Therefore, in Bollywood, most filmmakers concentrate on money and not on passion.
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