While Baaghi 4 is the fourth film in the Baaghi franchise, The Bengal Files is the third in the Files film trilogy. Yet, both the films did not open to bumper houses today. Just why?
– The public had found the trailer of BAAGHI 4 too violent and hence the film was never expected to take off in a big way. Frankly, after watching the film, one feels, the film’s trailer did not do justice to the content which has so much more to offer. As for THE BENGAL FILES, it doesn’t boast of star names and, therefore, it couldn’t possibly have taken a flying start. Its opening today is very weak.
So what was the public response to Hindi dubbed Vash Vivash Level 2? Was the response to the original Gujarati film, Vash Level 2, any different?
– The response to the original Gujarati version was good in the first week. However, the Hindi dubbed version did not find favour with the public.
Today, why do films not have repeat value, generally speaking, as in the good old days?
– In the good old days, films used to be available only in cinemas. Later, they started becoming available on satellite channels too, but much after their theatrical run was over. However, today, they are available on OTT within weeks of their theatrical release. They can also be downloaded — illegally, of course — on some apps. Hence today, the tendency of people to repeat a film in the cinemas has declined. Of course, that doesn’t mean that films nowadays don’t have repeat value. A much-loved film could inspire the audience to repeat it in cinemas, but, thanks to the above reason, repeat value of films has gone down. In recent times, SAIYAARA had been repeated by the youth, to some extent.