The actor gave the example of the bygone era, when the film industry had died in the time of VHS and television, but then it made a great comeback with the earning of Rs 100 crore and finally now eyeing the earning of Rs 1000 crore, its Example is a recently released movie. 'Kalki 2898 AD.'
Chunky, who plays Rakesh Raman in 'Industry', said, "In 1987, when VHS became a sensation, a lot of people predicted that the film industry would take off because everyone would start watching video cassettes. But, In turn, the industry only grew. Then television came, and they said that no one would go to the theater anymore, people would only watch TV channels at home, but, to everyone's surprise, then our film industry expanded even further. And they said it's over."
He further noted: "However, 'Baahubali', 'Pathan', 'Jawaan', 'War' and many other blockbusters proved them wrong, and how the industry has expanded, improved and grown remarkably. The greatest strength of our industry is that we constantly reinvent ourselves to connect with audiences whose preferences change with time.”
'Industry' is available to stream on Prime Video.
Chunky, who plays Rakesh Raman in 'Industry', said, "In 1987, when VHS became a sensation, a lot of people predicted that the film industry would take off because everyone would start watching video cassettes. But, In turn, the industry only grew. Then television came, and they said that no one would go to the theater anymore, people would only watch TV channels at home, but, to everyone's surprise, then our film industry expanded even further. And they said it's over."
He further noted: "However, 'Baahubali', 'Pathan', 'Jawaan', 'War' and many other blockbusters proved them wrong, and how the industry has expanded, improved and grown remarkably. The greatest strength of our industry is that we constantly reinvent ourselves to connect with audiences whose preferences change with time.”
'Industry' is available to stream on Prime Video.
