100 years for movies is commendable: Big B

Update: 2013-04-02 00:22 GMT
From the time when society looked down upon film people to now when children from well-off families are aspiring to make career in filmdom, Indian cinema has come a long way in the last 100 years, says Amitabh Bachchan.

The Indian movie industry completes 100 years this year.

‘In these 100 years we have done a lot of progress, at least for the society. Earlier, film stars were looked down upon in the society, but now we have reached a stage where children from well-off families aspire to become a part of the industry,’ Amitabh said.

As a part of centenary celebrations, four filmmakers - Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap - have come together to make Bombay Talkies.

Releasing 3 May, Bombay Talkies unveils four different stories directed by the four directors respectively.

Big B is all praise for the younger generation of filmmakers and said: ‘I feel great about the new generation because I feel that they are very capable, doing a great job and all of them are moving in the right direction. They are hard working and they show so much talent that we have never seen.’

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