Javed Akhtar praised Mani Ratnam’s groundbreaking work, which made the Hindi film industry realize their own ignorance and inexperience. According to Akhtar, sustained success in the industry requires exceptional work, not just a string of successful movies. Mani Ratnam reciprocated the compliments and encouraged Akhtar to return to screenplay writing. Ratnam jokingly mentioned that he would consider making a film when Akhtar writes a screenplay for him, while eagerly awaiting his upcoming project with Kamal Haasan.Akhtar: Ratnam made B’wood feel like illiterate
Javed Akhtar praised Mani Ratnam’s groundbreaking work, which made the Hindi film industry realize their own ignorance and inexperience. According to Akhtar, sustained success in the industry requires exceptional work, not just a string of successful movies. Mani Ratnam reciprocated the compliments and encouraged Akhtar to return to screenplay writing. Ratnam jokingly mentioned that he would consider making a film when Akhtar writes a screenplay for him, while eagerly awaiting his upcoming project with Kamal Haasan.