Madhuri Dixit: Bollywood Is Now A Content-Driven Industry, There Are No Trappings Anymore!
Madhuri Dixit believes the Hindi film industry has democratised a lot over the years and it has enabled actors like her to try their hands at different things.
Madhuri
Dixit
believes
the
Hindi
film
industry
has
democratised
a
lot
over
the
years
and
it
has
enabled
actors
like
her
to
try
their
hands
at
different
things.
Apart
from
acting,
Madhuri
has
ventured
into
production
and
she
is
also
set
to
come
out
with
an
English
pop
album.
She
says
such
avenues
were
not
available
for
actors
earlier.
"I
love
to
do
all
these
different
things
because
this
is
all
within
my
domain
like
singing,
dancing,
creating
and
movies
etc.
I
like
to
experiment
with
different
things.
That
is
why
I
did
the
album
because
it
is
also
a
way
of
expression
and
what
I
want
to
say
through
my
songs.
So
it's
an
expression
of
your
emotion
through
the
song," Madhuri
told
PTI.
"I
believe
it
is
the
recent
atmosphere
in
Bollywood
that
has
enabled
me
to
do
so
and
be
at
so
many
places
at
the
same
time...
Earlier,
there
weren't
so
many
avenues.
We
used
to
do
what?
Movies.
Ads
were
not
even
made
that
much
then.
But
today
there
are
so
many
things
that
you
can
explore,
which
is
amazing."
Madhuri
says
the
filmmaking
process
has
also
been
overhauled
as
these
days
there
is
no
mandatory
requirements
for
song
and
dance
sequences
in
the
films.
"The
situation
in
the
industry
is
content-driven
today.
There
are
no
trappings
of
Bollywood
anymore.
In
the
sense
that
when
we
used
to
make
movies,
they
would
say,
'We
need
one
song,
one
happy
song
and
one
sad
song.'"
"There
were
a
lot
of
things
but
today
audiences
are
exposed
to
the
cinema
from
all
over
the
world
that
and
that
has
broadened
their
minds.
They
want
to
see
something
different
from
just
another
regular
Hindi
film," the
actor
says.
It
is
also
refreshing
for
background
players
of
a
film,
like
writers
and
directors,
as
they
get
to
explore
different
themes
and
issues
through
their
work,
she
says.
"In
this
scenario,
exploring
different
subjects
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
everyone,
including
makers,
writers
and
actors.
There
are
no
constraints
about
mandatory
things.
They
can
just
stick
to
one
topic
and
can
make
a
lovely
movie
out
of
that," she
adds.
Madhuri
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
her
film
Total
Dhamaal.
Directed
by
Indra
Kumar,
the
film,
which
also
stars
Ajay
Devgn,
Anil
Kapoor,
Arshad
Warsi
and
Riteish
Deshmukh,
will
hit
the
theatres
countrywide
on
February
22.