Thursday 20 September 2018 11.30 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Q. The director Anurag Kashyap generally has flops but he has stated many times before that his films always find a audience online so Manmarziyan may also film an audience online.?
R. Pandit
A. We dont know if this has been said or not but if it has then its a very good joke. Long time back when films used to fail then people involved in those films would always say they worked in Punjab or Bihar. This was because the collections in these circuits were not available and 90% of the business was Minimum Guarantee or Fixed Hire so nobody really knew what were the figures from the cinemas so you can say what you like. When a film fails in the theaters and television then it fails online as well. The bulk of the audience online is the same as the other formats and its from India or NRI, its not that someone from outer space is watching content on digital while the public is watching in cinemas and television. This sort of stuff is either trying to fake it or if you genuinely think that then its about refusing to accept reality.
Q. Alia Bhatt got the credit for Raazi which was a super hit and now Shraddha Kapoor should be getting the credit for Stree as its also a super hit without a hero but it does not seem to happening so is it because the PR of Shraddha Kapoor is weaker.
Aahna Patel
A. Firstly the most credit for these type of long runners go to the directors and writers. Its not as the films have worked due to the stars when they can then take the credit. As for the heroines then it Shraddha Kapoor was not dominate in Stree like Alia Bhatt was in Raazi. Shraddha Kapoor probably takes the most credit from Stree as far as the actors are concerned but its not at the level of Alia Bhatt in Raazi. As for PR these things are easily done today and actor can do if they want.
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