Is Shahid a Major Star After KS ? Can Duggu Make a comeback ?

Is Shahid Kapoor a Major Star After Kabir Singh?

Thursday 11 July 2019 12.00 IST Box Office India Trade Network

Q. Will Super 30 be that big hit that puts Hrithik Roshan back among the big guns?

Sandeep Sonkar.

A. The film can be a HIT but it wont change much for Hrithik Roshan. He is one of the very few genuine stars but despite a release after more than two years it just cannot give the sort of opening that a Hrithik Roshan starrer should be giving and its not if Hrithik Roshan has 4 or 5 films a year where some are not going to open. This has been the case for a long for Hrithik Roshan starrers and a genuine star depends on that opening day figure and if a film goes to 300 or even 400 crore nett after a not so good start then the credit for the star is limited from a box office point of view.

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Q. Is Shahid Kapoor a major star now. Is he bigger than a Tiger Shroff or Varun Dhawan considering Kabir Singh is bigger than their biggest hits. .

P. Udhik

A. Still probably not in the star bracket and probably a mini star like a John Abraham or Kartik Aryan though Kabir Singh probably puts him ahead of them. If we go by final lifetime business then Prabhas and Vicky Kaushal are also big stars. Varun Dhawan and Tiger Shroff are bigger stars as if you look over the last few years there films open better than Shahid Kapoor because they have a bigger fan following. Shahid Kapoor will have to prove that Kabir Singh is not a one off, that does not mean 250 crore nett films have to come as thats not happening but you cant have crap like Udta Punjab, Shaandaar or Haider now if there is to be some star status after 15 years in the industry. Also the major productions houses will probably credit the success more to the director of the film.

Q. That digital program Sacred Games is having a second part despite it being very bad and practically unwatchable. Does this mean it was some sort of success?

L. Sharma.

A. Thats why its probably done to make it look like some success. India does not patronize this sort of stuff and Netflix audience in India watches foreign programs not the sub standard Indian stuff. This is why the investment for these local serials is limited and huge prices are paid for the acquisition of films even under performers like Race or Raees. Netflix knows what is going to grow subscriber base and its not Sacred Games for sure. Its actual very good this sort of rubbish like Sacred Games goes to digital otherwise we would have to bear toned down versions in cinemas. Toned done version because they dont need censorship for the sexual, violent and explicit language content for digital and they probably think the sexual and violent content will be loved by the public. This is just a second part there could be another one but eventually when its not working it will die. This Sacred Games is like the Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster of digital as that film had three parts despite no one really watching any of the films. Of course it may be talked well off but what comes out of the mouth and actually having watchers is two different things. A case in point is a very positively talked about Gully Boy has half the business of a negatively talked about Kabir Singh. If the talk is to believed then it should be the opposite.

Originally posted by: DragonBoy49

This Sacred Games is like the Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster of digital as that film had three parts despite no one really watching any of the films.

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The thing with Shahid is that he'll make a movie that will break the BO or/and garner him accolades all around but them he'll grow overconfident and arrogant and start giving flops and disasters (BO and critics) before doing a great film.

It's a vicious circle.

Duggu toh tum usko aise keh rahe ho jaise woh tumhaara bachpan ka dost ho. Hahaha.

They don’t even try to hide their bias against Hrithik LOL.

Seriously though. This attitude I hate for all stars and Hindi cinema not just Hrithik. Hrithik is a “genuine star” but his film will not open as his star power “should be giving” so let’s write him off as over. No matter if the budget means it will make money. No matter if the film becomes a 300 Cr blockbuster even. No matter if it’s an innovative film. No matter if he grows as an actor. No matter if he attracts different fans. No matter that he has what looks like a masala action film a few months away.

Nope none of that matters. Each and every film must appeal to enough people based on mindless blind stardom alone to “open big” or it’s the end of the world and he is over. 😔

Originally posted by: Maraka_Musso89

The thing with Shahid is that he'll make a movie that will break the BO or/and garner him accolades all around but them he'll grow overconfident and arrogant and start giving flops and disasters (BO and critics) before doing a great film.

It's a vicious circle.

Still none of his previous movies has seen this level of success like Kabir Singh has seen. So this time he has made a proper comeback and he will be wiser than before in order to choosing a script. No wonder why he has not signed for his next movie yet, he is learning from his past mistakes regarding choosing scripts which is a wise move.

"Shahid Kapoor will have to prove that Kabir Singh is not a one off, that does not mean 250 crore nett films have to come as thats not happening but you cant have crap like Udta Punjab, Shaandaar or Haider now if there is to be some star status after 15 years in the industry."

Can't believe that this guy has called Haider and Udta Punjab as crap.🤪🤪 Stopped reading the entire shit after this line.

Originally posted by: ffkhan

Still none of his previous movies has seen this level of success like Kabir Singh has seen. So this time he has made a proper comeback and he will be wiser than before in order to choosing a script. No wonder why he has not signed for his next movie yet, he is learning from his past mistakes regarding choosing scripts which is a wise move.

What’s his next film ?

Don't trust Shahid's choice of movies at all. He always ends up choosing the ones which has scripts that he likes and challenges his acting abilities rather than selecting them on the basis of entertainment value or rather the ones which are capable of attracting audience to the theaters. Hopefully he has turned wiser.

As for Hrithik- am just glad he is back. Hopefully his movie with TS does not turn out as bad as the spy thriller with Katrina- can't even remember the name of the movie 😆

Originally posted by: DragonBoy49

Is Shahid Kapoor a Major Star After Kabir Singh?

Thursday 11 July 2019 12.00 IST Box Office India Trade Network

Q. That digital program Sacred Games is having a second part despite it being very bad and practically unwatchable. Does this mean it was some sort of success?

L. Sharma.

A. Thats why its probably done to make it look like some success. India does not patronize this sort of stuff and Netflix audience in India watches foreign programs not the sub standard Indian stuff. This is why the investment for these local serials is limited and huge prices are paid for the acquisition of films even under performers like Race or Raees. Netflix knows what is going to grow subscriber base and its not Sacred Games for sure. Its actual very good this sort of rubbish like Sacred Games goes to digital otherwise we would have to bear toned down versions in cinemas. Toned done version because they dont need censorship for the sexual, violent and explicit language content for digital and they probably think the sexual and violent content will be loved by the public. This is just a second part there could be another one but eventually when its not working it will die. This Sacred Games is like the Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster of digital as that film had three parts despite no one really watching any of the films. Of course it may be talked well off but what comes out of the mouth and actually having watchers is two different things. A case in point is a very positively talked about Gully Boy has half the business of a negatively talked about Kabir Singh. If the talk is to believed then it should be the opposite.

Yes successful global corporations so often knowingly throw money away on a, by the corporation’s standards, little show they already lost money on and think will never help them in the future so the little show will “look like some success”. (This show must not have been a success because -I guess- not a lot of Indians liked it )

That is some sound business strategy. 🤣

Newsflash. Netflix is making and picking up shows to show them to people all over the world. They’d love it if Indians in India watched Sacred Games but that’s not why they made it. Fauda isn’t on Netflix for only Israelis to watch. Dark isn’t on Netflix for only Germans to watch. Fallet isn’t on Netflix for only Swedes to watch. And BTW Fallet has only one season/series and Netflix didn’t go out of business or need to rebrand due to the damage to their reputation.