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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87510, member: 27"]
Hindi cinema's near-total abandonment of children's films is pushing young audiences straight into the arms of K-dramas and foreign content.

Ravi Udyawar on the children's film drought
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[*]Ravi Udyawar says Bollywood basically stopped making kids' films altogether.
[*]Children make up a massive audience segment that's getting completely ignored.
[*]Udyawar believes young viewers are hunting for simpler, more honest stories.
[*]K-dramas are filling the gap that Hindi cinema refuses to address.
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His push for innocence in romance, too
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[*]Do Deewane Seher Mein was built around recapturing lost romantic innocence.
[*]Udyawar told his cast to dial the simplicity back up on screen.
[*]He feels modern romance-driven storytelling has gone way too external and over-the-top.
[*]Slowing down and letting two people just fall in love was the whole mission here.
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The cast and production lineup
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[*]Siddhant Chaturvedi and Mrunal Thakur lead the film's romantic core.
[*]Sandeepa Dhar and Ayesha Raza round out the main cast.
[*]Bhansali Productions and Zee Studios are among the film's producers.
[*]Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prerna Singh, and Ravi Udyawar Films are also attached to the production.
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