Filmmaker Karan Johar has shared his honest thoughts about what’s going wrong in Bollywood right now. The ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ director said that the biggest issue troubling the film industry today is the ‘herd mentality’. He explained how too many filmmakers are trying to copy what’s already worked instead of coming up with fresh and original ideas.‘Everybody wants to do what others are doing’While speaking to Bollywood Hungama, KJo pointed out that many in the industry are trying to repeat the success of hit films instead of focusing on new stories. He said, “I think it is everybody grappling to do what others are doing. We see ‘Pushpa’ running and catering so strongly to the tier-2 and tier-3 audiences, suddenly, we will see 20 others wanting to do the same. You see ‘Chhaava’ working, everybody would want to make historicals. ‘Stree’ and everybody wants to make horror comedies. Those worked because they were individually strong, and there was no other option in that genre. It was a unique thought that made those films work.”The ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ director believes that the reason films like ‘Stree’ and ‘Pushpa’ did well is because they were different and strong in their own way. Just copying those genres will not give the same results, he said.‘We need unique ideas’Karan also spoke about how important it is for filmmakers to trust their own thoughts and ideas rather than follow others. He shared how someone once asked him if he had his own film universe, like a spy or cop universe.The ‘My Name is Khan’ director further explained, “We all need to have individual thoughts that are unique to ourselves. Someone asked me the other day, ‘Do you have a universe?’ I was like, ‘As in?’ They were like, ‘A spy universe or a cop universe.’ I was like, ‘My universe is cinema itself.’ I am not here to build universes, I am here to tell stories. In that story if there’s a universe, then why not?” Karan made it clear that he is more interested in telling good stories rather than trying to build a big film universe just to fit in.Cannes appearance for ‘Homebound’Apart from sharing his thoughts on the state of Bollywood, Karan recently made headlines for his appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. He attended the premiere of his film ‘Homebound’, which is backed by his production house. ‘Homebound’ is directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, and Janhvi Kapoor.
