Bollywood is 'item number' forthe world, says actor Irrfan

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Bollywood is 'item number' for world, says actor Irrfan: ""Indian cinema needs to speak a universal language", says Irrfan, adding that this perception about Bollywood needs a change. The actor feels that his Punjabi movie Qissa and The Lunchbox have that universal appeal.    

Irrfan Khan in a still from The Lunchbox Indian cinema needs to speak a universal language and change the world's perception about Bollywood being an "item number", says Irrfan, who has been in the news for his work in the highly acclaimed low-budget film The Lunchbox."
It's not a light-hearted drama.In fact, as Irrfan said, "It is meant to shake you, not please you", but the Punjabi movie has a "universal" quality which helped its multi-layered messages transcend to a multi-ethnic audience at ADFF. "We need to find a way of telling stories where a universal audience finds itself engaged in the storytelling.

Madras Cafe' is an example because we don't make political films, but that's a well-made movie," he added.Along with the change in the nature of subjects and storytelling, India also needs a renewed understanding of the importance of an Oscar, advised the versatile actor, whose The Lunchbox was a frontrunner as the country's selection for the foreign language film category at the Academy Awards this time.Gujarati film The Good Road was chosen over The Lunchbox.Irrfan is not complaining, but he believes a larger understanding of the ballgame needs to persist."You can't make a film and sit in your room and watch it.

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