Muzaffar Ali feels a female star is ideal only for small budget films

Muzaffar Ali, who is a film-maker, fashion designer and a poet, believes that it’s time for Bollywood to become global. The film-maker last madeKhizanin 1995 and hisUmrao Jaan didwonders on the silver screen.Again the68-year-old is preparing a script for two historic movies; one of them is onJalauddin Rumi and Noor Jahan.

The maker talks in an interview,"I believe that Bollywood needs to become global. We are still maintaining the kind of middle-class flavour that is becoming very hybrid. If we are promoting our culture, then we need to go totally local and see the issues from the grassroots level. By doing this, we can call ourselves a global medium". He added saying that the films today show a lot of vulgarity and violence and these two things make a picture run in theaters. "I cast by heart and that phase has gone. I can't make films like 'The Dirty Picture'and'Kahaani'.I want to make a dream," Ali said.

He speaks out, "Today, people want a big male star for a big film. A female star cannot lift a big budget film; she is ideal for small budget films". He further commented that a female star is not capable enough to understand the market dynamics.