Director's voice often controlled by star power, corporate houses today: Suneel Darshan

The 'Ek Rishtaa' director Suneel Darshan also believes the concept of family entertainment does not exist in Hindi cinema anymore.

Mumbai: Veteran filmmaker Suneel Darshan, best known for films like "Jaanwar", "Ek Rishtaa" and "Mere Jeevan Saathi" in the nineties and 2000s, feels the concept of family entertainment does not exist in Hindi cinema anymore and adds that many stars have often tried overpowering the vision of their directors "The whole genre of family entertainment that holds moral values, conflicts, and differences of ideology has changed, and we do not get to watch family entertainment in Hindi cinema anymore. In fact, those who used to make out-an-out family drama entertainers, are probably not as respected in our film industry as those who would make an action film or a thriller," Darshan tells IANS. He points at another problem. "On one hand, there are stars who tend to overpower the vision of a film director and on the other, there are corporates and production houses, who are financially supporting the film who get in the way of creativity. We have to understand there is a difference between 'content creation' and 'filmmaking'. Sure, we need to get the returns of the invested money within three days of theatrical release but what about the archival value of a film?" Darshan adds.