Elaborating on how Maharashtra was the birthplace for Indian cinema, he added, “The birth of the film industry happened here in Maharashtra, in Mumbai. A Marathi man, Dadasaheb Phalke, started this journey… When Hindi films began growing bigger, Marathi content started shrinking.”
Further, Riteish also spoke about the economic factor determining the same. “What happens when films don’t do well? Let me explain a bit of the economics of the Marathi film industry. Mostly, when Marathi films are made, they are budgeted at Rs 3, 5, 6, or 7 crore. While there isn’t much difference in ticket prices between Marathi and Hindi cinema, the budget restrictions prevent the creation of films on the same scale as Hindi or South Indian films.”
