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Disparity between content-driven, commercial Bollywood films decreasing: Shoojit Sircar

Kolkata: National award winning director Shoojit Sircar on Friday said the disparity between content-driven festival circuit films and commercial Bollywood is decreasing. “There was a disparity. But I think it is decreasing. If you look at films such as ‘Masaan’, ‘Lunchbox’ and the like, these have worked in mainstream Bollywood and festivals, ” Sircar said […]

Disparity between content-driven, commercial Bollywood films decreasing: Shoojit Sircar

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Kolkata: National award winning director Shoojit Sircar on Friday said the disparity between content-driven festival circuit films and commercial Bollywood is decreasing.

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"There was a disparity. But I think it is decreasing. If you look at films such as 'Masaan', 'Lunchbox' and the like, these have worked in mainstream Bollywood and festivals, " Sircar said at a press meet at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival.

"dancing, singing days of Bollywood have gone. All are concentrating on good stories," he said.

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'October', the recent release of the director with films like 'Yahan', 'Vicky Donor' and 'Piku' to his credit, has been invited for a special screening at the festival in Kolkata.

Varun Dhawan, Banita Sandhu and Gitanjali Rao were a part of this sensitive film which is very close to Sircar's heart.

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Sircar expressed his desire to work with thespian Soumitra Chatterjee. He said he has plans to make a film on football, but things are at very nascent stage.

"I spent around 18 years in Delhi. I think I still need to learn before venturing into making a Bengali cinema," the director said.

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