Filmmaker Rohit Shetty, known for successful Bollywood franchises such as Golmaal and Singham, doesn’t think sequels should be made just because a film does well.
“It depends on the audience. You can’t just take a sequel because the film had done well. And nowadays sequels are made after 20 years. I mean sequels are made of films which were made even before I was born,” he said.
“I think a film should do well on satellite, on television, and once the audience appreciates the film after months of its release, then only you should make a sequel out of it, and that too if you’re getting the right story, not just to cash in on a title,” Shetty added.
Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor and Kunal Khemu star in Golmaal Again, the fourth instalment of the franchise.
Warsi, who has been a part of the famous Munna Bhai franchise, also shared his opinion about sequels.
“If characters are liked, you can make a sequel out of it. You can’t make a sequel out of a good film... You cannot make a sequel out of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which is a very good film, but you can make a sequel out of Golmaal because everyone knows the characters,” Warsi said.
“Even for that matter, Munna Bhai was made into the sequel because of characters,” he added.
