India, May 4 -- Producer JD Majethia has given successful comedy franchises like Khichdi, Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai and shows like Baa Bahoo Aur Baby to the Indian TV and film industry. Recently, he announced that he is coming with Khichdi 3 in 2027, but admits that comedies are going downhill in the industry.

"The overall level of comedy has gone down in our industry. You will find small gags and videos on social media, but the hunger to spend money to go watch something has reduced. You won't find any comedy that can become legendary today, as you used to until a few years earlier, and the reason is we don't have such talented crop of writers and actors for that," he says.

The producer adds, "It's a very challenging genre. In non-fiction, ...