In an unique interview with ETimes, veteran actor Nana Patekar expressed his issues concerning the challenges confronted by marathi cinemasignificantly relating to finances limitations. He strongly advocated for hindi dubbing of Marathi films to develop their attain and faucet into a bigger viewers.
Nana Patekar emphasised, “The problem with the Marathi industry is the budget. When South films are dubbed in Hindi, why not Marathi films? Not every South film is good, but they still get audiences because they are dubbed in Hindi.” Reflecting on the cultural richness of Marathi cinema, he cited the basic movie Un Paus. “If you watch ‘Un Paus’, you’ll see South Indian cultural elements in it. We should have the confidence to say to producers, ‘Please dub this in Hindi.’ I’m sure we’ll find an audience,” he stated. Nana Patekar additionally highlighted reward from Bollywood director Anil Sharma, who stated, “Our Marathi directors are so good, and their writing is incredibly realistic. When Hindi audiences watch Marathi films, they easily connect with them.”
The ‘Natsamrat’ actor believes that Marathi filmmakers have to give attention to selling their content material past regional boundaries. He defined, “Even with ‘Natsamrat’, we couldn’t dub it in Hindi because of the language differences. But directors should tell producers to at least dub the films instead of reshooting them. We will definitely find more viewers.”
Discussing the subsequent era of actors, Patekar inspired younger performers to diversify their abilities. “Today’s actors in theater should work on their physicality, dancing, and action skills. In our time, we were fit, but we missed learning these aspects,” he shared.
Nana Patekar additionally defended ‘Gadar 2’ actor Utkarsh Sharma, who has confronted nepotism allegations attributable to his father, director Anil Sharma. “Don’t think Utkarsh gets roles because of his father. He worked hard and earned this role through his dedication,” Nana Patekar clarified.
The actor will be seen subsequent in director Anil Sharma’s flick ‘Vanvaas’. The movie is written and produced by Anil himself and can star Utkarsh Sharma in the lead function.
Vanvaas | Song- Geeli Matchis
