What
is
Rohit
Shetty's
idea
of
romantic
films?
Chennai
Express,
says
the
director
and
adds
that
as
a
filmmaker
his
priority
is
to
make
a
film
that
entertains
the
masses
and
recovers
money.
When
asked
why
he
doesn't
make
full-fledged
romantic
film,
Shetty
said,
"When
I
try
to
make
a
romantic
film,
it
turns
out
to
be
a
Chennai
Express."
Released
last
year,
the
Shahrukh
Khan-Deepika
Padukone-starrer
was
basically
a
romantic
comedy,
but
it
had
the
Shetty
element
in
the
form
of
high-octane
action
scenes,
an
art
that
the
director
has
mastered
over
the
years.
People
accepted
it
and
it
became
one
of
the
highest
grosser
of
2013.
"It
depends
on
many
aspects.
What
happens
with
my
films
is
that
it
is
always
a
big
budget
film
with
a
lot
of
money
pumped
in.
I
need
to
recover
that
money
because
I
cannot
make
somebody
sell
his
house
because
of
my
film.
"I
cannot
cheat
the
audience
ever.
That
makes
no
sense!
This
is
my
audience,
I
cater
to
them
and
I
know
how
to
make
films
for
them," he
added.
From
Golmaal
franchise
to
Singham
series,
the
director
has
always
churned
out
massy
films
with
core
commercial
elements
infused
in
it,
especially
action
and
drama.
Is
box
office
business
your
priority?
"When
you
make
a
film,
you
want
your
money
to
be
recovered
...
unlike
earlier
times
when
a
film
doing
well
was
not
counted
by
how
much
it
earned
(at
the
box
office),
but
on
the
basis
of
how
many
days
it
ran
in
theatres," he
said.
"Now
we
say
the
film
has
earned
Rs.100
Cr
or
Rs.150
Cr
or
Rs.200
Cr.
Business
is
definitely
important
because
otherwise,
you
won't
survive," added
the
director
who
has
hit
the
jackpot
once
again
with
his
recent
release
Singham
Returns.