New Delhi: His directorial career includes National Award winning film Paan Singh Tomar and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster and his acting prowess was captured brilliantly in projects like Manjhi - The Mountain Man and Gangs of Wasseypur.
Actor-writer-director Tigmanshu Dhulia, who is now playing the role of Shah Rukh Khan's father in Zero, feels that even big budget films need a good script now.
He also emphasised that after 1960s the respect for a content writer went down significantly and that must change now.
"Big budget films have started to face this challenge of just being big budget and loaded with stars. But even big budget films need a good script now. Look at Thugs of Hindostan. The stars delivered what they promised because the first day collections were phenomenal. So people went to see Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, but from the second day the collections sank," he said.
"So, whether it's a big budget film or not, content is the king. The audience is smart and the type of things that are coming up online has given a good exposure to the audience to quality content," Timangshu added.
"I think after 1960's the respect for a content writer went down significantly and that must change now," Dhulia said about how one should take care of both commercial imperatives and creative ambition in today's time of filmmaking.
Directed by Anand L. Rai, Zero was released on December 21 and got a mixed reaction at the box-office with some critics calling the narrative weak, while some tagging the film as best coming from King Khan.