The
Hindi
film
industry
has
become
"disciplined
and
structured",
says
director
Karan
Johar,
but
feels
that
"love
and
compassion" that
used
to
bind
people
together
in
olden
days
have
disappeared.
Not
new
to
the
industry,
he
is
the
son
of
late
producer
Yash
Johar,
the
man
behind
films
like
Dostana,
Agneepath
and
Hum
and
founder
of
Dharma
Productions,
one
of
the
most
prolific
filmmaking
banners
in
Bollywood.
"I
hear
stories
of
the
yesteryears
magic.
One
misses
the
love
and
compassion
that
film
people
had
for
each
other
even
when
they
were
making
different
films.
As
an
industry,
we
have
stopped
belonging
to
each
other," Johar
told
IANS
in
an
interview.
Johar
has
been
an
active
member
of
the
Hindi
film
industry
since
1995.
He
recently
worked
with
three
directors
-
Anurag
Kashyap,
Zoya
Akhtar
and
Dibakar
Banerjee
-
to
create
Bombay
Talkies,
a
bouquet
of
four
short
films,
an
ode
to
100
years
of
Indian
cinema.
While
working
with
them,
the
40-year-old
enjoyed
a
sense
of
belonging.
"I
felt
that
we
belonged
together.
I
felt
a
synergy
and
that
was
elevating," he
said.
Known
for
focusing
on
family
bonding
and
emotions
in
his
films
like
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai
and
Kabhi
Khushi
Kabhie
Gham,
Johar
confesses
to
a
lack
of
inspiration
at
the
moment
to
create
a
family
drama.
"I
make
what
inspires
me.
Right
now
I
am
not
inspired
to
make
a
family
saga.
I
make
what
drives
me
at
the
moment," said
the
filmmaker,
who
is
busy
with
his
production
ventures
Gippi!,
Yeh
Jawaani
Hai
Deewani
and
Gori
Tere
Pyaar
Mein.
"I
like
to
make
films
on
human
dramas.
They
move
me
and
motivate
me,"
added
Johar,
whose
last
directorial
venture
was
college
drama
Student
Of
The
Year,
which
was
high
on
emotional
quotient
and
highlighted
bonding
among
friends
and
family.
Johar
admits
that
the
industry
has
come
a
long
way
and
that
part
of
the
transformation
has
been
for
the
good.
"I
think
today's
atmosphere
is
more
disciplined.
Everyone
is
more
corporate
and
organised,"
he
explained.
"We
have
become
more
of
an
industry
than
a
fraternity.
We
are
not
into
each
other's
lives.
We
have
our
releases,
Box
Office
releases,
legalities
and
all
that.
It
is
a
far
more
structured
world
today,"
he
added.
Johar's
segment
for
Bombay
Talkies
celebrates
100
years
on
cinema
through
two
major
iconic
songs
-
'Lag
ja
gale' and
'Ajeeb
dastan'.
"I
have
used
the
element
of
100
years
of
cinema.
I
have
taken
these
two
songs,
which
portray
the
soul
of
the
films.
These
are
iconic
songs
of
Hindi
cinema,
which
I
have
used,"
said
the
filmmaker,
who
has
teamed
up
with
Rani
Mukherjee,
Saqib
Saleem
and
Randeep
Hooda
for
the
project.
Bombay
Talkies
will
be
screened
at
the
Cannes
International
Film
Festival
starting
May
15.
IANS