To be honest I think things were heading in this direction when he signed his first movie -everyone needs time off to do movie promotions right? And there obviously were other movie possibilities on the table - we'll see in the coming months whether he has any other offers. Although who would sign someone without watching their first movie to see if it's a success? And how will this messiness impact on him?
I think the movie PH is cashing in - why not? It's business. But people are feeling sensitive right now.
But one thing is clear, which BS mentioned in his video to fans during his movie shoot: if we like ASR then anyone can play it. If it's Barun we want to see we'll go watch his movie.
Problem is that lots of people like Barun, but lots and lots of people love ASR. BS is the face of ASR so separating the 2 is not easy. How this impacts the movie viewings I don't know...If the PH could charge for online viewing I bet it would do well. It'll probably be a national release - who will pay x amount of rupees to watch this movie apart from people who are really really enthusiastic about BS? I guess we'll have to see. I know that I would watch a movie that was interesting with him in it - like a psychological thriller - he's a good actor when directed well. But a rom com with Shenaz whatever? No. But that's just me. 😊