Om Puri who has given his fans several art movies has in the past has now vowed to do comedies only as far as Bollywood is concerned. However, he would continue to do art movies in Hollywood. He says that the Indian audience doesn't like distorted and imitated movies. Hence, he is happy doing comedies in the commercial genre to earn his livelihood. "Otherwise, I am afraid I would have to starve".
Movies like 'Chachi 420', 'Hera Pheri', 'Deewane Hue Paagal', 'King of Bollywood', 'Kyun Ho Gaya Naa', 'Kyunki', 'Maalamal Weekly', and 'Chup Chupke' have gone well with him. We caught Om Puri recently in New Delhi during the shooting of 'Delhi Heights' and chatted with him. When asked about his forthcoming movies, he has said that he is doing Farhan Akhtar's 'Don', Manishankar's 'Mukhbir' and Ravi Chopra's 'Babul', besides 'Khatta Meetha', 'Tere Pyaar Ki Kasam' and 'Amar Joshi Shaheed Ho Gaya'.
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Today the trend is for Priyadarshan's entertainers rather than Govind Nihlkani's serious ones. When asked if he is satisfied with the current trend of Bollywood movies, he said, "The trend is like a season which comes and goes. It's just a market plan to make money and this strategy was also used in the past. If someone says that the audience is interested in sexy movies, then it is wrong. The audience watches only that we deliver. " If the audience watches what you deliver then why do the movies fail at box office? " The audience doesn't like to see the same type of drama every time. They seek a change. That's why the movies on the same subject are accepted once or twice and then they are rejected."
