Highlights
- Veteran Bollywood director
- Yash Chopra, who redefined romance on Indian cinema screen,
- feels that Salman Khan starrer Dabangg had nothing new to
- offer.
- The 78-year-old filmmaker, known for his romantic
- movies like Waqt, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Chandni and
- Veer-Zaara, feels that Indian cinema should not be used
- merely a tool of entertainment.
- "I did not like Dabangg. What was new in that film? It
- was an old fashioned movie but it was such a huge success.
- Personally, I wasn't able to understand the logic behind the
- movie," said Chopra, who was here to unveil the new logo of
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- (FICCI).
New Delhi:
Veteran Bollywood directorYash Chopra, who redefined romance on Indian cinema screen,feels that Salman Khan starrer
Dabangg had nothing new tooffer.
The 78-year-old filmmaker, known for his romanticmovies like
Waqt,
Kabhi Kabhie,
Silsila,
Chandni and
Veer-Zaara, feels that Indian cinema should not be usedmerely a tool of entertainment.
"I did not like
Dabangg. What was new in that film? Itwas an old fashioned movie but it was such a huge success.Personally, I wasn't able to understand the logic behind themovie," said Chopra, who was here to unveil the new logo ofFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI).
The director said: "Indian cinema is really big and isexcelling like anything. It has so much to offer other thanthe entertainment quotient. It's role has become big and moreresponsible."