Jun 30, 2025 01:50 PM IST

#Paresh Rawal criticised inflated ticket costs in #Hindi cinema, calling for higher topic selections to satisfy evolving viewers preferences.

Bollywood actor #Paresh Rawal lately confirmed his return to the Hera Pheri franchise. In a dialog with Himanshu Mehta on his podcast, the veteran actor additionally weighed in on the challenges dealing with #Hindi cinema, criticising inflated ticket costs and drawing comparisons to the extra structured, slab-based pricing mannequin adopted by South Indian cinemas.

#Paresh Rawal shares his ideas on what’s incorrect with #Hindi cinema.

Paresh believes that one of many key causes behind the underperformance of Hindi movies is the selection of topics. He identified that the rise of OTT platforms through the lockdown considerably influenced viewers preferences by providing high-quality and numerous content material. As a end result, viewers have advanced, however filmmakers have didn’t adapt accordingly.

#Paresh Rawal slams the inflated ticket costs in #Hindi cinema

He additional criticised the inflated ticket charges, noting that within the South, ticket costs are regulated and usually don’t exceed ₹200. He remarked, “If the aam janta (basic public) shuns your movie and solely the wealthy class endorses your movies, then it’s incorrect. If a middle-class household, comprising 5-6 members, go to look at a movie, unke Rs. 5000-6000 toh yuh nikal jaate hai. Also, there’s no assure that the movie will fulfill you. On high of that, the children will in fact ask for popcorn, soda and ice cream (which additionally provides to the expenditure).”

#Paresh Rawal slams the concept of recliner seats in multiplexes

Paresh additionally slammed the recliner seats part in multiplexes, saying, “You are supposed to look at a movie whereas sitting. Let ke nahin dekhi jaati (it’s not watching whereas mendacity). You haven’t come to a spa, you’ve got come to see a movie! Also, waiters preserve roaming round. We have to inform them ‘Hatt, hatt’. Arre it’s a movie, not a marriage occasion. Because of all this gandagi – gold class and all– you don’t really feel like going to the cinemas. It’s okay to take a seat comfortably on a seat. But why sit (mendacity down) with a pillow? Aise hello baithna hai toh spa mein jao ya fir mujra dekhne jao (If you wish to sit like that, then go to a spa or to look at a mujra)!”

#Paresh Rawal’s upcoming movies

Paresh will subsequent be seen in Nikita Roy, which marks the directorial debut of Shatrughan Sinha’s son Kussh S Sinha. The movie additionally stars #Sonakshi Sinha, #Arjun Rampal and #Suhail Nayyar in key roles. It was initially slated to launch on June 27, however has now been postponed to July 18. Apart from this, Paresh additionally has Priyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla, co-starring #Akshay Kumar and Tabu, in addition to Welcome To The Jungle within the pipeline.

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