Naseeruddin Shah slams Hindi movies that feed the secret fantasies of men and look down on women; says the success of such movies is 'sickening'

Naseeruddin Shah is known for her versatile roles which have been quite hard-hitting sometimes. The actor is one of the best that one has seen in Hindi cinema. While one may think that he must be liking all his performance, the truth is, Naseer recently confessed that he regrets doing some movies. The actor revealed that he has done some movies just for the sake of money and he regrets those today.

The actor spoke at the Kerala Literature Festival during a conversation with actor Parvathy, "I have also done some movies which I did only for the money, that’s the simple truth. I don’t think that one needs to ashamed of working for money, I mean what do we all do? But those are jobs I regret. Fortunately, people don’t remember the bad work you did. As an actor, they only remember the good things you did."

During the same chat, Naseer also criticised Hindi cinema for the implosion of insecure hyper masculinity. He said that he doesn't approve of movies which celebrate masculinity and run down the femininity. Naseer said, "I don’t know if it’s a reflection of our society or if it is a reflection of the fantasies of our society. I think the films which feed into the secret fantasies of men, who in their heart of hearts, look down on women, these are being fed and it’s actually very scary to see how much approval such films get from the common viewer. It’s very terrifying and it does explain the horrendous things that happen to women in a lot of places in our county.” He further added that the success of such movies is 'sickening'.

Talking further on the function of cinema and how it's a record keeper, the actr said, "The really important function of cinema is to act as a record of its times. Those are the most valuable films because these films will be seen 100 years later and if 100 years later, people want to know what India of 2025 was like, and they find a Bollywood film, that would be a big tragedy.”