Our Youth Are Not Watching Indian Cinema, TV: Irrfan Khan

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    • Publish Date: Jul 22 2016 2:15PM
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    • Updated Date: Jul 22 2016 2:15PM
Our Youth Are Not Watching Indian Cinema, TV: Irrfan Khan

Every film aficionado and critic worth his salt takes what Irrfan Khan has to say about the world of cinema with seriousness. When he addresses the root cause of younger Indian audiences gravitating towards western cinema, one simply listens and contemplates. 

According to Irrfan, who has carved his name in Hollywood with his work, youngsters in the country are "not watching Indian cinema or TV". If the TV is on in the room, they don't even come in, they go back. “They are watching Hollywood series, films (and are tuned to) YouTube... They are following people on YouTube," Irrfan said in an interview, while promoting his latest release, "Madaari".



"I sometimes think what are our films doing?
I wonder if we are able to engage
them (the youth) at all?"

 

On a serious note he says, "I sometimes wonder what are our films doing? I wonder if we are able to engage them (the youth) at all? Until and unless we pull up our socks, we might lose them (the younger audience) to Hollywood," Irrfan added.

After the audience, it was time to address the approach taken by channels too. "If it is not done by us, Amazon and Netflix will come and catch the audiences," Irrfan said with a calming tone, adding that the "audience is vulnerable and they can be captured by anybody".

Talking about the attractiveness of on-demand streaming portals like Netflix, Irrfan said: "There is a chance they might start taking your films. Then you won't need the satellite (rights) to be sold to Indian TV. They might take away that as well." Besides films, Irrfan is no stranger to international TV either. The 49-year-old actor appeared on the American HBO drama "In Treatment" and is still keen on doing more international shows.

"I would be the most fortunate if I get the chance to do a series like 'Fargo', 'True Detective', 'House of Cards' or even 'Night Manager'," he said. The actor, who recently lent his voice to the character Baloo in Disney's ‘The Jungle Book’, will next be seen in Hollywood in the much anticipated mystery thriller film "Inferno", which is directed by Ron Howard. Irrfan says that the film addresses a "contemporary problem", which is the "most dangerous problem on our planet today". The argument about that problem is so compulsive that you are mesmerised by that. That's the thrill of the film. IANS

 

 

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