‘100 Crore ki picture kyun bana rahe ho?’ Nawazuddin Siddiqui slams Bollywood for backing undeserving actors
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has attributed the dwindling audience turnout in cinemas and the film industry’s ongoing box office struggles to the dominance of a star-driven culture in Bollywood. He recently criticized the film sector for backing undeserving actors, asking, “100 crore ki picture kyu bana rahe ho?” In an interview with Hindustan Times, Nawazuddin Siddiqui reportedly expressed his views on the industry’s star system, saying there are two kinds of actors: those backed by the industry and those loved by the public. He pointed out that films of “industry actors” often reach audiences by default, even if the public isn’t as interested in them. In contrast, “public actors,” despite being admired, like Om Puri, Irrfan Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, and Naseeruddin Shah, rarely get wide releases. According to him, this lack of reach for truly talented performers remains one of the industry’s biggest challenges. The Costao actor has previously pointed out that despite the exceptional talent of actors like the late Irrfan Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Naseeruddin Shah, and Om Puri, no filmmaker ever thought of backing …
