Mumbai, March 22 -- Filmmaker Hansal Mehta spoke about the debut of new talent in the industry at the second edition of 'Cinevestar International Film Festival' on Friday. He said that betting on new talent is a small risk, which has many benefits attached to it, but in the name of safety, the industry has closed this path.

Actor Pratik Gandhi was also present on the occasion. Hansal Mehta and Pratik Gandhi discussed the importance of giving opportunities to new talent during a session on the relationship between directors and actors. Hansal said that in the 2000s, there were studios like UTV, which encouraged new artists. Nowadays, Applause Entertainment is also supporting and making new faces like Gandhi, Jahan Kapoor and Gagan Dev Riy...