Film industry will bounce back in no time: Actor-director Ramesh Aravind

The power of habit is so strong

that film buffs will pack cinema halls in no time once the lockdown imposed to stamp out the coronvirus is lifted, believes actor-director Ramesh Aravind.

Its not the first time that the film industry is facing a crisis, he said noting that after the great depression nearly a century ago, movies including Charlie Chaplins Modern Times went on to become super hits.

The film industry will definitely bounce back and be in full swing within probably one-and-half to two months of the lifting of lockdown, Aravind, who is in the entertainment industry for more than three decades, told PTI in an interview.

Force of habit is so strong thatyou are a social animal, you are used to crowds, you want to be in crowds, you want to be connecting with people, Aravind, who has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films, said.

Aravind, who predominantly worked in Kannada, where he has more than 100 films to his credit, said people need ...