Manoj Bajpayee credits South films for superseding Hindi films on single screen
Manoj Bajpayee credits South films for superseding Hindi films on single screen
At theTimesnow India Digital Fest panel discussion, renowned actor Manoj Bajpayee unfolded on the success of South films at the box office.
After the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions, South films have been faring exceptionally well at the box office.
Notably, many of them superseded big Hindi films at the box office with the exception of the Shah Rukh Khan Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan, Ranbir Kapoor’s Brahmastra and Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa too managed to save sinking Hindi film business by making record-breaking numbers at the box office. Many South films such as RRR, KGF 2 and others are still ruling the number game.
South film industry never allowed multiplexes in their region that served as the plus point for the industry to lure audience back to theatres.
They very well knew that one day the entire system which is coming into, will be our weaknesses. Somewhere, they protected it, and this is where they have scored.
For Manoj Bajpayee, he believes OTT managed to do things that film industry couldnt for years.
Talking about Manoj Bajpayee, he was last seen in the Disney+ Hotstar film, Gulmohar, which also features Sharmila Tagore, Simran, Suraj Sharma and others in key roles.
The South Film Industry preserved single screens and fought for it. They knew that one day the whole system which is coming into, will be our weaknesses. Somewhere, they protected it, and this is where they have scored.
Manoj Bajpayee expressed his anger over people calling Hindi film industry as Bollywood. He said, “Hindi film industry has been affected a lot by the COVID.
Audiences are very happier as all the content, stories and films are available right in their living room. They don’t want to get out. They are not ready to come out and watch a film in multiplexes by spending X amount of money, at this point of time. At the end, it all falls down to the economics.”
Manoj Bajpayee, he was last seen in the Disney+ Hotstar film, Gulmohar, which also stars Sharmila Tagore, Simran, Suraj Sharma and others in key roles.
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