Imtiaz Ali believes Bollywood’s consensus that compromising leads to success is false. People who compromise often compromise their careers, he said. Read also: Subhash Ghai was my Dronacharya; his films taught me a lot: Imtiaz Ali
At IFFI Goa, the filmmaker addressed Bollywood’s casting couch issue, dismissing the idea that compromising guarantees success.
“I have directed Hindi films for 15-20 years. Much has been said about the casting couch. A scared girl enters and compromises. If a woman or girl can’t say ‘no,’ she may fail. It’s not like if a girl compromises, she’ll get a role, he told India Today.
The director emphasized self-respect. He said, “If a girl can say ‘no’ and respects herself, others will too. I and many others consider whether to take someone seriously; we must respect a person to cast her off.
That “this belief that compromising will improve your chances in the film industry is a myth” was his final message. Imtiaz said that in his experience, people who compromise often compromise their careers.
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Imtiaz debuted as a director with Socha Na Tha in 2005. He then directed Highway, Jab We Met, Jab Harry Met Sejal, Laila Majnu, and Love Aaj Kal. Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra starred in his last film, Amar Singh Chamkila.
Amar Singh Chamkila is about the Punjabi singer and his wife’s childhood assassination. Dosanjh played Chamkila and Chopra played his singer-wife Amarjot. Select Media Holdings LLP, Saregama, Window Seat Films, and Mohit Choudhary produced the film. It debuted on Netflix April 12.
