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| | Can films work without stars? | |
| | | Can films work without stars? | | | | Raj Kumar Gupta’s directorial debut has wowed audiences.
The thriller featuring Rajeev Khandelwal as the lead character has been hailed by many critics as an ‘outstanding movie’. In recent times there have been other low-budget movies that have also managed to do well though they’ve had little or no star presence in them. Movies like Bheja Fry, Superstar, Dor and Parzania have all managed to make a mark at the BO. In contrast, mega-star flicks like Tashan, U Me Aur Hum, Halla Bol and Bhoothnath left many disappointed.
It’s the same with multi-story movies; while Life in a... Metro and Dus Kahaaniyan worked, Salaam-e-Ishq was a box office disaster despite having some of the biggest names of Bollywood. So is star power less important now than ever before?
“Having a superstar still matters,” says Vikas Behl, executive vice-president of the production company for Raj Kumar Gupta’s movie...... | | |
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