MUMBAI: In a meeting with prominent Russian culture figures in Moscow, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told Russian filmmakers to look towards Hollywood in order not to lose the youth audience.

The Russian youth "want to see saviors of the world - modern, strong and good - among our guys," commented film director Dzhakhongir Faiziyev . He also said that a modern movie production center should be created in Russia to produce films that will be popular with young people.

Agreeing with Faiziyev, Medvedev said, “I have my own family impressions. I see how my 15-year old son watches these kind of movies - with great interest. Everyone wants to be a hero in this age. But these heroes do not speak Russian, and that‘s a fact."

Russia should produce more high-quality action movies,the President said, "not in order to regain the audience from Hollywood but because this first-rate giant mechanism sometimes does produce rubbish."

Production of the films should be sponsored mainly by private investment, although the state should also take part, Medvedev observed.