Kalki Koechlin Opens Up On Poor State Of Bollywood, Terms It “Recession”
Kalki Koechlin has opened up about the dire state of affairs within Bollywood.
Bollywood’s ongoing box office slump is no longer just a whisper – it’s a full-blown concern echoing across the industry. Amid this growing anxiety, actress Kalki Koechlin has candidly weighed in on the matter, painting a grim picture of the Hindi film landscape. During her appearance on the podcast Aleena Dissects, Kalki didn’t hold back as she described the current phase as nothing short of a “recession.” Her brutally honest take sheds light on the internal crisis the industry is battling, both creatively and economically.
“Recession ho raha hai… does everyone know that? There is a Bollywood recession, that’s why they are re-releasing everything. There is no content. Whatever they are making is not working… that’s why everything is stalled,” she said.
She also said that people within the industry are well aware of the downturn but they feel powerless to reverse it.
“Kyunki kisiko pata nahi kya chal raha hai… kya nahi chal raha hai… kuch predictions nahi ho raha hai… so everything is stalled… everything is stuck… creative teams are being fired and rehired… they just don’t know why it’s not working… and I think people don’t realise there is this crisis going on,” she said.
“From top to bottom I have spoken to people… and at the top, they are like, 7 films… crores of money being just spent and they can’t find a platform to release. And now there are smaller actors who haven’t had work in 2 years,” she added.
She also noted how there is a growing sense of denial within the creative forces, suggesting they are reluctant to keep up with the present times.
“It will change, it will adapt to the next thing. There was a time when circus was big, there was time when theatre was big. Those also got a renewed life when, say, people wanted suddenly live concerts… and there was a time when it disappeared, and now it’s picking,” she stated.
“So things will keep changing, formats will keep changing. And people need stories, will need it, and it’s just in which format it comes, who knows,” she added.
Talking about Kalki Koechlin, she was born in France in 1984 and she is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and two Screen Awards.
She had made her Bollywood debut with Anurag Kashyap's 'Dev D', starring Abhay Deol.
Last year, she was seen in the second season of Prime Video series 'Made In Heaven', created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti.
