Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah, known for his roles in movies like ‘A Wednesday’ and ‘Nishant’ expressed his disappointment with the Indian Film Industry, but maintained that he has no regrets from life. “It has been an eventful journey and if I had a chance to live again, I would love to do it in the same way. I feel fortunate about the life I have lived,” Naseeruddin said on the opening day of the Mountain Echoes literary festival held at Thimphu. He was participating in a session titled “And then one day”, named after his memoir by the same title. Shah, however, said that he was not very optimistic about the film industry in Mumbai. “I am pretty much fed up with the kind of movies we make. I am not very optimistic about the film world in Bombay,” the 68-year-old actor said. He maintained that the Hindi film industry is “all fluff” and it is hard to find anything that will make him thrive in the industry. He said he was no longer interested in “60-day shoots” and was only doing movies that demanded lesser time on his part. “Theatre is what I want to focus more on. At least you can turn back the pages and play Shakespeare or any great works,” the National School of Drama-trained actor said. He maintained that it is difficult to find any creative work in Bollywood, and that web platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime are the future of film viewing. “I am certain that in the next few years all the cinema halls will disappear,” he said. In response to an audience‘s question on the functioning of the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC), often referred to as the censor board, Naseeruddin said that he has “never been able to understand” how they function. Published in Daily Times, August 27th 2018.