Ali Fazal says that there is no flop movie on the digital screen

Do you remember Joy from the movie 3 Idiots. Yes this character was played by Ali Faizal who made a debut into the Bollywood industry, with this blockbuster movie of Rakumar Hirani. From then on this critically acclaimed actor was seen in various films including Fukrey, Always Kabhi Kabhi, Fukrey Returns, Bobby Jasoos. The actor was also seen in the Hollywood film, Fast And Furious 7 and will now appear in Death On The Nile opposite the Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot.

This year he was all set to tie the knot with Richa Chadha, but because of the lockdown, the wedding has postponed. In his recent interview with a news publication, Ali spoke on various topics.

On the current lockdown situation, the actor said: “I won’t stop living because something hasn’t worked out. I am happy. And there is life beyond work.”

Ali expressed his views on outsider and insider of the entertainment industry. He said “ We are all artists and we can’t hate. Sure, we have major issues but that is the case with every industry. Instead of only talking about the problem, let’s think about the solutions. What we need is a change in the system and structure especially how technicians are treated at a contractual level. We should talk about equality of pay, inclusion riders and royalty and make it all legally binding”.

As now most filmmakers are opting for an OTT release, Ali made a statement on this as well and said: “I made a mark in the web space and got recognition as the Indian actor working in Hollywood. But till now, I don’t have a huge hit to my name in the theatres. I want to learn and get better at my craft. My first film was with director Saeed Akhtar Mirza and it was never released. Next was a Shah Rukh Khan production, which didn’t work and I understood what marketing is.”

He concluded by saying: “Without box office collections, no one is a flop on OTT. One could say it’s the slow death of celluloid or the communist era in cinemas. It will be a learning curve. Of course, once the theatres open up, things will go back to normal as nothing beats the magic of theatre.”