New York, April 9 -- Cinema alone can't bring about a revolution, says actor Manoj Bajpayee, who described the art form as a tool to kickstart movements. The actor reflected on the role of films in society at the trailer launch of his upcoming ZEE5 Global film 'Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout'.

"Cinema can be a mirror of our time. Cinema can't start movements. It can be part of the movement. Cinema can't do anything alone. Every ruler has used cinema or art in their own way," Bajpayee told reporters in Mumbai. Citing the example of Amitabh Bachchan's angry young man persona in the 1970s movies, the National Award winner said it emerged at a time when the country's youth was struggling with unemployment and hopelessness.

"They saw ...