Bollywood film producer Anurag Kashyap has declared his statement wrong. game changer With a reel-friendly approach, director Shankar protested while promoting his upcoming Telugu film starring Ram Charan.
Kashyap said in a recent interview Hollywood Reporter Indiaexpressed concern over Shankar’s perceived filmmaking approach, which he alleged was designed to accommodate impatient viewing habits nurtured by reels. He cited an earlier statement where Shankar had claimed to have structured it at a pre-release event in Dallas, US game changer Keeping in mind the social media generation, that is, an audience with short attention spans that cannot invest in a sustained narrative for long periods of time.
Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Shankar clarified, “I did not say anything about Instagram Reels. We must convey things quickly and effectively. When we fail to do this, we allow our audience to lose focus. The film should be completely engaging. Editor Ruben has achieved that game changerThis is what I wanted to tell. I didn’t know that (Anurag) had said this and it is shocking. Because it came from a real place.
Shankar’s telugu debut, game changer is a political action thriller starring Ram Charan playing the role of an IAS officer. The film stars Kiara Advani in the lead role and Anjali in an important role. At the film’s pre-release event in Dallas, USA, Shankar praised the film’s editor Ruben, saying, “The current generation of audiences is impatient; Within ten minutes, they’ll take out their phones and start commenting about the movie on social media. His attention gets lost within ten minutes. Therefore the editing of the film should be attractive. when you see game changerYou will realize that this is a fast paced film which does not allow you to look around. Ruben has done beautiful editing in the film.
Meanwhile Kashyap had told THR India: “I was recently reading this statement by Shankar Sir, in which he had said, ‘The (attention span) of today’s audience has become very small. They watch the reels. Therefore, we have kept this in mind while doing game changer’. I don’t know what it means, and we will know only when we see the film.
In the same interview, Kashyap expressed his disillusionment with the current state of Hindi cinema, saying that he intended to relocate to South India.
game changer Will be released in theaters on January 10.
published – January 03, 2025 05:09 PM IST
