Can Try-Out Other Genres, But Not Comedy, Says Sriram Raghavan

Director and screen writer Sriram Raghavan, who attended the closing of 6th Jagran Film Festival on July 5 in New Delhi, said that he is always ready to try-out diverse genres, except for comedy. He finds himself incapable of doing big budget comedy movies. The director believes that a big film comes with a bigger risk and a lot of restrictions. The action-spy film Agent Vinod, which he made in 2012 on a big budget didn’t work.

Raghavan, who is well known for hits like Badlapur and Johnny Gaddaar, said "I will definitely try to do movies of different genres... I should get a story like that. My inclination is towards thrillers but that doesn't mean that I don't love other kind of movies, I would love doing other genres, except comedy. I cannot do an out-an-out comedy. I don't think I can do the big budget comedy films".

The filmmaker wants to work freely, without any pressure of satisfying the critics and box office numbers. He said that the filmmakers are having a great time as their risks are paying off and experimental content is getting a great response from the audience. The content-driven movies are doing well.