'Don't Like Them At All': Naseeruddin Shah Criticizes Hindi Cinema

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah voiced his disappointment with Hindi cinema, stating that he has ceased watching Hindi films altogether due to their lack of substance. Speaking at 'Meer Ki Dilli, Shahjahanabad: The Evolving City' event in New Delhi, Shah emphasized the need for films to be made with more depth and purpose rather than solely for commercial gains.

He said "It really disappoints me that we take pride in saying Hindi cinema is 100 years old but we have been making the same films. I have stopped watching Hindi films, I don't like them at all."Shah added that Indians all over the world go to watch Hindi films because it is their connection with their home but soon everyone will be fed up.

Shah highlighted the global appeal of Hindi films among Indians as a connection to their homeland but warned that without substantial content, audiences will grow disinterested. He said "Hindustani food is loved everywhere because it has substance. What substance do Hindi films have? Yes, they are being watched everywhere. They say, 'how exotic, how Indian, how colourful'. Soon they will be bored of it because there is no substance,There is hope for Hindi cinema only if we stop seeing them as means for making money. But I feel it's too late now. There is no solution anymore because the films that are being watched by thousands will keep being produced and people will keep watching them, God knows till when."