<p>The Bhopuri film industry has become a Rs 2000 crore business, but it could be difficult for it to catch up with the South, Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The Bhojpuri film industry has completed 50 years and is a Rs 2000 crore business now with over 60 films being released every year," Tiwari told PTI here.<br /><br />"Its future is bright. But it can be difficult for the Bhojpuri film industry to catch up with the south," he said.<br /><br />"Leave aside costly Tamil and Telugu film projects. Even Odiya and Bengali films have a budget of about Rs 1.5 crore, while Bhojpuri films are made with less than Rs 70 lakh," he said.<br /><br />"Less budget means, less quality and less turnout," he said.<br /><br />He said the Rs 40 crore business done by 'Sasura Bada Paise Wala' in 2003 gave the Bhojpuri film industry hope.<br /><br />"Talented script writers and directors can bring film goers to theatres. Now only one crore of 20 crore Bhojpuri-speaking people watch our movies.<br /><br /> Talented hands can add four crore more people, for which there should be good payment to script writers and directors," the singer-actor said.<br /><br />Tiwari, who is here for the February 24 Celebrity Cricket League tie between his Bhojpuri Dabang and Reitesh Deshmukh-led Veer Maratha, seemed disappointed at the huge gap of super hits between 'Nadiya ke Paar' and 'Sasura Bada'.<br /><br />"What can an actor do, if the director is poor?" he asked.</p>
<p>The Bhopuri film industry has become a Rs 2000 crore business, but it could be difficult for it to catch up with the South, Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The Bhojpuri film industry has completed 50 years and is a Rs 2000 crore business now with over 60 films being released every year," Tiwari told PTI here.<br /><br />"Its future is bright. But it can be difficult for the Bhojpuri film industry to catch up with the south," he said.<br /><br />"Leave aside costly Tamil and Telugu film projects. Even Odiya and Bengali films have a budget of about Rs 1.5 crore, while Bhojpuri films are made with less than Rs 70 lakh," he said.<br /><br />"Less budget means, less quality and less turnout," he said.<br /><br />He said the Rs 40 crore business done by 'Sasura Bada Paise Wala' in 2003 gave the Bhojpuri film industry hope.<br /><br />"Talented script writers and directors can bring film goers to theatres. Now only one crore of 20 crore Bhojpuri-speaking people watch our movies.<br /><br /> Talented hands can add four crore more people, for which there should be good payment to script writers and directors," the singer-actor said.<br /><br />Tiwari, who is here for the February 24 Celebrity Cricket League tie between his Bhojpuri Dabang and Reitesh Deshmukh-led Veer Maratha, seemed disappointed at the huge gap of super hits between 'Nadiya ke Paar' and 'Sasura Bada'.<br /><br />"What can an actor do, if the director is poor?" he asked.</p>