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Bollywood has been facing turmoil at the box office. Biggies like Salman Khan’s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, Akshay Kumar’s Selfiee, and Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha also failed to impress the audience at the theatres. Since Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, fans have been waiting for another Hindi film to come up with a blockbuster. Anil Kapoor is now reacting to the continuous flops and says it’s nothing unusual.
There definitely has been a dip in viewership in terms of Bollywood films. Movies are no longer now dependent on the star’s power but rather its initial response. Whether it is Ranveer Singh, Nawazuddin Siddiqui or Shah Rukh Khan, it is the content that speaks louder than fame. We’ve seen massive growth in the South industry with Kantara and Pushpa, amongst others rising and shining in the mainstream world.
Talking about the current scenario, Anil Kapoor told Indian Express, “I have been working for so many years; my father (Surinder Kapoor) was also in this industry, so we’ve been here for around 60 years. Actors, directors, producers talking about films working and not working… yeh silsila toh kaafi saalo se chal raha hai (Such things keep happening). There are phases… for example, for two years a particular type of films don’t work and people say industry bandh ho rahi hai (the industry is closing down). I myself have seen these phases five to six times in my career, but that doesn’t happen; it will never happen. It is just how every person sees ups and downs in their life, so it is the same with the business. There will be good and bad times.”
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