Veteran filmmaker Anand Pandit and Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan predict 2026’s cinematic landscape.
Anand Pandit is an
well-known producer and distributor. He has produced and distributed films such as Sarkar 3 Total Dhamaal and Missing.
He happens to share good camaraderie with the Legend Amitabh Bachchan. He has also produced a Gujarati film, Fakt Mahilao Maate released in 2022 that did well at the box office. Besides, he has also several other films, including The Big Bull released in 2021 and Chehre in 2021.
Much befor pan-Indian cinema emerged as a buzzword, he was producing Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi films, and is now also backing Kannada and Punjabi productions while exploring other languages as well. At the threshold of the new year, he is expecting new shifts and also the continuation of some old trends in the industry. It’s his thinking that the diversity of themes seen in 2025 will continue to expand and also hopes to see the emergence of new directorial and writing voices. He envisions filmmakers and studios adapting, innovating, and thriving in the new year.
Amidst discussing thematic diversity, he also adds that he has been following the trajectory of many independent films like “Humans in the Loop” and “Homebound”, which did well abroad but did not attract a lot of attention at home. He thinks, in 2026, the industry could strategise to support films with exceptional artistic merit because their success will not only benefit a new generation of makers but also expand the world’s perception of Indian cinema.
News Edit KV Raman
