There
might
be
a
conversation
around
mid-budget
films
doing
exceptionally
well
at
the
box
office
but
filmmaker
Tigmanshu
Dhulia
believes
such
cases
should
be
considered
as
an
exception
as
films
with
'trash
and
filth'
still
continue
to
make
money.
The
filmmaker,
who
has
helmed
acclaimed
films
like
Paan
Singh
Tomar
and
the
Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangsterfranchise,
says
contrary
to
popular
belief,
the
taste
of
the
audiences
has
deteriorated.
"I've
seen
the
taste
of
the
audience
has
changed.
It's
also
segregated
a
bit.
Earlier,
we
used
to
make
one
film
and
it
catered
to
everybody.
Now
certain
films
will
only
be
seen
by
a
certain
kind
of
people.
"The
taste
of
the
general
audience,
including
the
middle
class
and
the
upper
middle
class
has
deteriorated
drastically," Tigmanshu
told
PTI.
The
director
said
the
change
in
audiences'
liking
is
a
reflection
of
the
societal
upheavals.
"There
used
to
be
a
director
called
Dada
Kondke,
who
was
a
super
hit
filmmaker.
All
his
films
used
to
do
really
well
but
they
were
watched
by
the
frontbenchers,
the
labour
class.
No
one
from
the
respectable
family
used
to
go
and
watch
those
film.
"Now
suddenly
you
see
these
'Dhamaals'
and
all
these
films,
whose
trailers
itself
have
so
much
trash,
filth,
earn
Rs
200
crore.
That
means
they
are
being
watched
by
the
multiplex
audience."
Last
year,
the
Hindi
film
industry
witnessed
failures
of
all
the
top
stars'
projects,
from
"Race
3",
"Thugs
of
Hindostan" to
Zero",
while
films
like
"Stree",
"Andhadhun"
and
"Badhai
Ho"
scored
big.
The
director
says
it
is
too
soon
to
jump
the
gun
and
say
that
the
times
have
completely
changed.
"It
is
an
exception,
not
the
rule.
In
2012,
'Kahaani',
'English
Vinglish'
and
'Paan
Singh
Tomar'
also
did
really
well.
And
then
there
was
a
gap
of
three-four
years
and
then
again
last
year
was
good.
It's
sporadic."
Tigmanshu
is
currently
promoting
his
latest,
"Milan
Talkies",
a
film
he
has
been
planning
to
make
since
2012.
When
asked
whether
he
gets
upset
by
the
box-office
scores
of
films
he
does
not
consider
good,
Tigmanshu
said
"not
really."
"My
frustration
is
when
I'm
not
able
to
make
the
kind
of
films
I
want
to
make.
That's
the
biggest
frustration.
I
want
to
tell
different
stories
but
not
in
the
same
way.
Hindi
films
stories
are
told
in
a
certain
way.
"The
content
is
changing,
but
you
still
have
to
have
a
hero,
a
heroine,
friends.
The
way
the
story
is
told,
that
screenplay
needs
to
change."
Milan
Talkies
features
Ali
Fazal,
Shraddha
Srinath,
Sikander
Kher
and
Ashutosh
Rana,
among
others.
The
film,
co-written
by
Tigmanshu
and
Kamal
Pandey,
is
scheduled
to
release
on
March
15.
Credits
-
PTI