Makers manufacture controversy ahead of film release: Irani
Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani has said that Bollywood filmmakers "manufacture" controversies ahead of a film's release in order to gain box office success. The actor-turned-politician further said that the film industry was not in a pitiable state. She added, "We are not bechaara... It's a â¹1.3 lakh crore industry which puts food on...plate for 3.6 million people."