Ever tried gushing about your favorite Indian movie to a kid, only to get blank stares? Actor R Madhavan knows that feeling well. His 20-year-old son Vedaant and his generation want nothing to do with Indian cinema—Tamil blockbusters, Hindi masala flicks, you name it. They’re hooked on Japanese anime and Korean content instead.

Madhavan warns Indian films aren’t losing a generation to rivals, but to a different storytelling style. Years ago he dreamed of making a movie his son would love; now Vedaant won’t even enter an Indian theater.

Have you seen this shift in kids/teens around you? Can Indian cinema adapt to win them back, or is anime/K-drama’s hold here to stay?