Rohit Shetty: 'I Get Restless When The Audience Is Unhappy'!
Rohit Shetty, one of the most successful commercial directors of the Hindi film industry, says love and acceptance of the audience motivate him to give his best to every project.
Rohit
Shetty,
one
of
the
most
successful
commercial
directors
of
the
Hindi
film
industry,
says
love
and
acceptance
of
the
audience
motivate
him
to
give
his
best
to
every
project.
The
director
said
his
aim
is
to
provide
entertainment
to
the
people
and
he
wants
them
to
enjoy
his
films,
irrespective
of
what
the
critics
are
saying.
"I
think
of
the
audience,
especially
my
family
audience,
while
writing
or
making
or
editing
a
film.
I
want
them
to
enjoy
my
films.
I
am
happier
when
the
audience
is
happy.
When
they
are
laughing
and
cheering.
It
gives
me
high
and
happiness.
If
a
person
goes
to
watch
a
film,
he
puts
10
per
cent
of
his
earning
in
it.
So
I
should
see
to
it
that
they
are
entertained.
When
the
audience
is
not
happy,
I
feel
restless,"
Rohit
told
reporters
at
the
Jagran
Cinema
Summit,
held
on
Friday.
The
director
said
whenever
his
film
releases,
his
team
goes
to
the
theatres
to
gauge
the
audience's
reaction.
"For
me
personally,
after
my
film
releases,
we
have
a
team
that
goes
to
check
and
understand
the
reaction
of
the
audience.
I
feel
there
has
to
be
a
reality
check.
I
have
a
team
who
have
been
working
with
me
for
years
and
there
is
an
emotional
bond
that
we
share.
I
consider
and
think
over
the
suggestions
that
they
give."
Rohit
believes
with
time
cinema
has
changed
and
a
filmmaker
should
not
be
worried
as
to
what
works
and
what
does
not
with
the
audiences.
"Cinema
was
always
changing
and
developing
when
Manmohan
Desai
was
making
'Amar
Akbar
Anthony'.
There
was
Hrishikesh
Mukherjee
making
'Milli'.
Earlier
it
was
commercial
and
parallel
or
art
film
and
today
it
is
multiplex
kind
of
film.
A
good
film
is
a
good
film
and
a
bad
film
is
bad."
He
also
shared
that
if
he
ever
decides
to
make
a
biopic,
it
will
be
on
the
Maratha
warrior,
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
Maharaj.
"If
I
ever
have
to
make
a
film
then
it
will
be
on
Shivaji.
It
needs
a
lot
of
money,"
he
said.
Talking
about
the
trend
of
biopics
in
the
film
industry,
Rohit
added,
"Trend
keeps
coming
and
changing
and
if
the
audience
is
liking
it
then
there
is
no
harm
in
making
a
film
in
that
space."
The
director
believes
that
his
frequent
collaborator
Ajay
Devgn
has
a
big
role
in
his
success
as
a
filmmaker.
The
two
have
worked
together
on
Golmaal
and
Singham
series,
Zameen,
Bol
Bachchan.
"We
met
once
or
twice
on
sets
before
Ajay's
'Phool
Aur
Kante' came
and
then
we
started
working
together.
He
started
his
own
company
and
told
me
to
work
with
him,"
he
said.
"When
I
started
I
knew
I
don't
need
to
struggle
as
Ajay
is
there.
My
first
film
happened
because
of
Ajay
and
it
did
not
work
and
he
stood
by
me.
And
when
we
were
doing
'Golmaal',
industry
people
were
like
'Action
director
and
actor
known
for
action
are
making
a
comedy'.
But
Ajay
has
always
stood
by
me.
I
am
what
I
am
because
of
him," he
added.