Veteran actor Pankaj Kapur reflects on the evolving landscape of Hindi cinema, where big-budget spectacles dominate the conversation, but content-driven storytelling is quietly reclaiming its space.
Despite the industry's tilt towards scale and familiarity, Kapoor believes storytelling is improving significantly, with a focus on substance over spectacle.
He acknowledges the challenges faced by content-driven, smaller films, but emphasizes that the journey of a story does not end with its release format.
Kapoor draws from his own journey, citing his earlier days when many of his films did not reach audiences through theatres, but were later seen through television.
He attributes the larger creative shift to the early 2000s, when filmmakers began to balance artistic intent and commercial viability.
Kapoor remains clear-eyed about the myth of formula-driven success, saying that a well-made film will find its audience, and that there is space for different stories in the industry.
