People watch masala films, not serious cinema: Asrani

Despite Bollywood making an evident shift towards "meaningful" cinema, veteran actor Asrani believes "people ultimately want to watch Khan films".

According to the actor who played the iconic jailor in "Sholay", "serious and soluful" films barely run for a week in theatres, and find appreciation only at international film festivals and award shows.

"It is good that people are experimenting with cinema.

They are trying to do serious and soulful cinema but such films don't stay in theatres for over a week. People ultimately go and watch Salman, Shah Rukh and Amir Khan films.

"Quality cinema is not changing anything, everything is the same. The artistes and other people involved in these films get some recognition at international film festivals and award shows only," Asrani told

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