Rockstar, Bhagam Bhag, Soldier and 7 more Hindi movies that proved 'relatability factor' wrong

Well, a lot of filmmakers try different formulae to make their film run and their method depends what they prioritise - is the collection of theatres? Is it the collection of movies even after the theatre runs? Is it just the audience response? And many more points.

Submitted by Mitul Kansara on Sat, 05/25/2024 - 21:29

MUMBAI: Hindi movies are a combination of art and business. The response from the audience and the performance of that same movie at the box office can be very different. We have heard from many celebrities in their interviews accepting box office reports as the core result of the movie. On the other hand, we also know about many actors who only believe in doing projects that they like to do as they believe that the audience give it a deserving response even after the movie is done running in theatres.

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Many movies (like Sholay, Jab We Met, Hera Pheri etc) and characters (Rajpal Yadav in Waqt, Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty from Hera Pheri, Kader Khan in all Govinda movies) are memorable for the uniqueness that they bring on big screens. Well, a lot of filmmakers try different formulae to make their film run and their method depends what they prioritise - is the collection of theatres? Is it the collection of movies even after the theatre runs? Is it just the audience response? And many more points.

One of the formulae that is used by a lot of filmmakers is the use of relatability factor as that seems to be the easiest way to connect to the audience in such a way that it doesn't just comfort the audience but also makes them feel like watching again or get involved in the movie experience emotionally. This is true but as this is just one of formulae, there are also movies that weren't relatable and yet, they were very much loved by the audience. We are here with a list of 10 movies that stand up to this example. Check it out:

Rockstar

Director - Imtiaz Ali

Starring - Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shammi Kapoor, Piyush Mishra, Jaideep Ahlawat, Sanjana Sanghi, Kumud Mishra, Shreya Narayan

Released on - 11 November, 2011

Bhagam Bhag

Director - Priyadarshan

Starring - Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Paresh Rawal, Lara Dutta, Jackie Shroff, Rajpal Yadav, Tanushree Dutta, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Sharat Saxena

Released on - 22 December, 2006

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Director - Karan Johar

Starring - Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Salman Khan, Sana Saeed, Farida Jalal, Anupam Kher, Archana Puran Singh, Johnny Lever

Released on - 16 October, 1998

Singh is Kinng

Director - Anees Bazmee

Starring - Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Sonu Sood, Neha Dhupia, Yashpal Sharma, Om Puri, Sudhanshu Pandey, Kirron Kher, Manoj Pahwa, Jaaved Jaaferi, Ranvir Shorey, Kamal Chopra

Released on - 8 August, 2008

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Director - Aditya Chopra

Starring - Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak

Released on - 12 December, 2008

Amar Akbar Anthony

Director - Manmohan Desai

Starring - Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Shabana Azmi, Nirupa Roy

Released on - 7 December, 1977

Sharabi

Director - Prakash Mehra

Starring - Amitabh Bachchan, Om Prakash, Pran, Jaya Prada, Suresh Oberoi, Mukkri

Released on - 18 May, 1984

Soldier

Director - Abbas Mustan

Starring - Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Rakhee Gulzar, Johnny Lever, Suresh Oberoi, Dalip Tahil, Fareeda Jalal, Sharat Saxena, Salim Ghouse, Pankaj Dheer

Released on - 12 October, 1998

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