Did Anurag Basu Take An Indirect Dig At Filmmakers Chasing Trending Subjects? Says, “Now Corona Will Become The Backdrop”

The outbreak of COVID-19 across the globe has affected cinema in a huge way. Bigger than we can think of. Filmmaker Anurag Basu who was gearing up for the release of his film Ludo, opened up on how Coronavirus will change the industry and there will be many films in the coming future with the backdrop of the pandemic till there is another crisis.

Anurag Basu talking about the effect, said that cinema will be seeing a complete shift in the storytelling and mode of entertainment. He exclaimed how cinema will be defined as pre-corona and post corona. He emphasised on the fact that people are finding it comfortable and convenient to stream content on OTT platforms. And that may lead the narrative now.

In the recent times we saw a production house registering the title Corona Pyaar Hai and they are keen on making a film on the same. Basu spoke on how people will take corona as the backdrop for many subjects.