Rohit Shetty says don’t make sequels to cash in on success

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.