Originally posted by: grumpydwarf
Vikram Bhatt: Bollywood rocked with many scandals in past, but audience never stopped watching films
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt feels this whole bad phase in Bollywood is going to be forgotten sooner than they think.
There have been endless debates and controversies that Bollywood has been grappling with ever since actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death in June. Four and a half months later, many believe say that its reputation has taken quite a beating while also making them wonder if all the negativity would have an impact on the audience. But filmmaker Vikram Bhatt disagrees.
“Nothing has happened that would stay in the audience memory for so long,” he reasons, adding, “It’s not like suddenly anti-nationals have been found in the film industry. To say that the audience’s faith has been shaken up (is not right). That would have been shaken up if bad films were coming in and people didn’t have to buy tickets anyhow.”
The 51-year-old feels that the industry will bounce back as it always has.
“The film industry has been rocked with so many scandals in past and it has always been followed for gossip and rumour and I don’t think that has ever made the audience stopped watching films. So, I think this whole phase is going to be forgotten sooner than they think,” he asserts.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/vikram-bhatt-bollywood-rocked-with-many-scandals-in-past-but-audience-never-stopped-watching-films/story-ClUsALrsLmzLJ3eW8DNBKO.html