EXCLUSIVE: Stree 2, Vedaa, Khel Khel Mein to CLASH on Independence Day; Madhur Bhandarkar says “The audience is selective. If three big films arrive on the same day, will a working class person have the money to watch all 3? At the most, he’ll watch one film”

This Independence Day will see the release of as many as three films – Rajkummar Rao-Shraddha Kapoor’s horror comedy Stree 2, John Abraham-Sharvari’s mass action entertainer Vedaa and Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer comedy Khel Khel Mein. It’s a rare phenomenon as there has been a clash between 2 big films several times. But a clash of 3 significant movies hasn’t happened in ages. Madhur Bhandarkar exclusively spoke to Bollywood Hungama on the 25th anniversary of his debut film Trishakti (1999) and he opened up on the present-day trends of the industry.Madhur Bhandarkar said, “The audience today is very choosy. Everybody can’t make a film like Baahubali or Kalki 2898 AD. For the rest of the films, they feel that it’ll be out on OTT soon and hence, they don’t watch it in cinemas.”However, he also opined, “You cannot challenge technology. It is here to stay but cinema will also survive. In the 1980s, it was said that cinemas wouldn’t survive because of video cassettes. Then came cable television and now there’s the OTT boom. Yet, cinemas continue to survive.”Madhur then said, “But as I said, the difference is that the audience is selective. If three big films arrive on the same day, will a working class person have the money to watch all 3? At the most, he’ll watch one film.”On the entourage debate, Madhur Bhandarkar stated, “I always tell my actors, ‘Please don’t put the load on the film (by charging excessive fees)’.” He continued, “I made India Lockdown (2022) in 25 days while Babli Bouncer (2022) in 41 days. I believe that a film should work. If the film works, the actors will also benefit. To think that ‘Picture chale na chale, mera paisa toh aa gaya’ is not fair. If the producer doesn’t survive, how will he make his next film?”Also Read: Khel Khel Mein wins over the Censors, Akshay Kumar succeeds in providing laughter

This Independence Day will see the release of as many as three films – Rajkummar Rao-Shraddha Kapoor’s horror comedy Stree 2 , John Abraham-Sharvari’s mass action entertainer Vedaa and Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer comedy Khel Khel Mein . It’s a rare phenomenon as there has been a clash between 2 big films several times. But a clash of 3 significant movies hasn’t happened in ages.

Madhur Bhandarkar exclusively spoke to Bollywood Hungama on the 25th anniversary of his debut film Trishakti (1999) and he opened up on the present-day trends of the industry. EXCLUSIVE: Stree 2, Vedaa, Khel Khel Mein to CLASH on Independence Day; Madhur Bhandarkar says “The audience is selective. If three big films arrive on the same day, will a working class person have the money to watch all 3? At the most, he’ll watch one film” Madhur Bhandarkar said, “The audience today is very choosy.

Everybody can’t make a film like Baahubali or Kalki 2898 AD . For the rest of the films, they feel that it’ll be out on OTT soon and hence, they don’t watch it in cinemas.” However, he also opined, “You cannot challenge technology.

It is here to stay but cinema will also survive. In the 1980s, it was said that cinemas wouldn’t survive because of video cassettes. Then came cable television and now there’s the OTT boom.

Yet, cinemas continue to survive.” Madhur then said, “But as I said, the difference is that the audience is selective. If three big films arrive on the same day,.