Film-making
should
be
economical
in
this
digital
era,
Bollywood
filmmaker
Tigmanshu
Dhulia
said.
Speaking
at
the
first
edition
of
Guwahati
International
Film
Festival,
Dhulia
also
said
that
very
few
people
visit
the
theatres
to
watch
films
these
days.
"We
have
to
adapt
to
digital
films
since
it
is
the
age
of
smart
phones
and
filmmakers
will
have
to
survive,
and
ensure
that
film
as
an
art
form
survives," he
said.
Young
filmmakers
must
take
advantage
of
this
medium
to
tell
their
stories
and
should
turn
the
crisis
into
an
opportunity,
Dhulia
said.
"We
must
learn
to
make
films
economically
with
very
small
units," Dhulia
asserted.
Even
in
small
towns,
people
do
not
go
to
watch
films
in
theatres
and
only
films
from
Hollywood,
and
Indian
films
like
Bahubali
can
survive,
the
Director
of
films
like
Pan
Singh
Tomar,
Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangster
said.
"Create
a
platform
where
you
can
showcase
your
talent
digitally
and
there
is
no
need
for
a
theatre",
he
added.
The
filmmaker
also
pointed
out
that
the
government
too
has
the
responsibility
to
ensure
that
the
industry
thrives.
"In
China,
there
is
a
ceiling
of
20
to
25
foreign
films
that
can
be
screened
during
an
year
but
there
is
no
such
policy
in
our
country," he
said.
Besides,
the
government
must
pump
back
the
entertainment
tax
it
receives
back
to
the
industry",
he
added.
Referring
to
regional
cinema,
he
said
the
state
governments
should
make
it
mandatory
for
theatres
to
run
films
in
the
local
languages
and
people
should
agitate
to
ensure
the
same.
The
filmmaker,
who
has
also
acted
in
the
film
Gangs
of
Wasseypur,
said
that
he
is
keen
to
explore
the
North
East
and
hopes
to
make
a
film
in
the
region
someday.
PTI