Prakash Jha Slams Bollywood Filmmakers For Bakwas Films And Remakes

This year, Bollywood is in disarray as back-to-back films fail at the box office. Even big-budget films are struggling to make a profit at the box office. Prakash Jha, a filmmaker, commented on the current state of Bollywood. He addressed the situation, claiming that filmmakers are producing bakwas garbage.

Prakash Jha has completed the third season of the popular web series Aashram. He was successful and praised for Aashram 3 at a time when films were struggling at the box office. Jha stated that poor film content is causing poor box office performance. He also emphasised that the majority of films made these days are remakes. Bollywood lacks original content; most films are remakes of Telugu, Tamil, or Hollywood films.

Prakash Jha said, “They should understand that they are making bakwas [crap]. A film can’t be made only through money, corporates, and paying a high amount to the actors. For that one needs to write a good story that makes you understand, shakes you up, and entertains.”

He further added, “They should make stories that are rooted. People from the Hindi industry are speaking in Hindi but what are they making? They are just making remakes. If you don’t have [an original] story to tell, stop making films. They should work hard and think original. People have become lethargic. We are not investing in stories and content. We are not giving time to writing. We aren’t respecting those who have the right stories. We are respecting glamorous stars who come to the shoot with 8-10 vans and 20-25 staff.”

On the work front, Prakash Jha was critically acclaimed for the political crime thriller web series Aashram. The third season was released in June and received much love. Prakash will play a labour’s role in his upcoming film Matto Ki Saikil. The movie is scheduled to release in theatres on September 16.