Rohit Shetty accepts he cannot please everyone

Rohit Shetty is known for a certain kind of cinema and with his recent release, ‘Dilwale’, he seems to have been slammed by the critics but the film has proved popular with some. He says he accepts this is how it will always be.

Talking to Deccan Chronicle, the filmmaker said, “See, my film is a five to six-ticket film ��� it�۪s a family which watches the film. So the husband or wife may not like the film, but the children do. You have to deal with it that way. I am not claiming to make something that will change cinema. I am making a product that caters to children and family audiences and there�۪s nothing wrong in that.”

He spoke about the pressure of achieving at the box office, “It�۪s too much pressure… I remember during the Golmaal days, the film hadn�۪t opened well, but at that time I was quite relaxed. There were no eyes on me. Now I get really nervous about what will happen. But that only lasts three days and then I�۪m quite settled. The stakes are so high ��� and appreciation I won�۪t get ��� so everyone waits for the box office collection. Dilwale didn�۪t get a start, so I was worried about the film opening at first. But we holding strong even after losing so much of business.”

“Dilwale didn�۪t open well because there was Bajirao Mastani and we had a ban to contend with, but on the Web, we�۪re ranked as having the third biggest opening this year. So what happened? It is quite scary. There were great films this year ��� films that have worked with the critics but not with the audience and vice versa. We all need to sit and analyse what happened with the Indian market,” he went on to say.

‘Dilwale’ starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon in the main roles.

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