Thamma stars Ayushmann Khurrana & Nawazuddin Siddiqui encourage more Indian folklore based films

Mumbai: Thamma actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Mawazuddin Siddiqui spoke of how important it was to bring out more Indian folklore through cinema. The stars noticed how being local and close to the roots helped movies reach a wider audience. 

In an interview with PTI, Ayushmann stated, "This is a very good trend that has come to our country, wherein we are going within our culture, language, etc. We are seeing our culture more. Films are being made around it, we are getting more 'desi', and people are able to relate more to it." He further talked about how the mentaility of audiences have changed over time.  

"People want to know about India because of this, the more local we go, the closer we get to the culture and the more global acceptance we get as they also get intrigued about stories coming from India. So, I think that's a very welcome change,” said Ayushmann. 

He was also quick state how those behind the camera were also changing their mindset. 

"The biggest aspiration is how close we are to our country and our culture, and that's beautiful for Indian cinema. Thamma is also a chapter of that, which is taking the Maddock horror comedy universe forward,” said the actor. Meanwhile, Siddiqui opined that sharing Indian folklore through cinema will help popularise our culture on a global level. 

"The more local it is, the more global it is. There are so many thousands of stories, like even if we make two-four films a year we will still have more stories to be told. We ourselves have heard some stories from our grandparents, so there are so many stories waiting to be told,” said the actor. 

Thamma is a horror comedy movie produced by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films.