Shreyas Talpade sheds light on how big star films fail; Says ‘Log thak gaye hai’

MUMBAI: Shreyas Talpade is back to doing what he does best with his legendary comedy timing and powerful language delivery, delighting the audience. The actor brought up the subject of star power and how, in the modern era, even great names are unable to deliver hits one after the other while discussing his next movie.

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Siddharth Kannan revealed in their open conversation that the public used to enthusiastically follow their Bollywood heroes in the past and attend their films in huge numbers, regardless of whether they were hits or flops. However, it isn't occurring right now.

When quizzed why he thinks the scenario has changed over the years, Shreyas Talpade said, “Log thak gaye hai. Log ab trailer mein pehchan lete hai ki kya hone wala hai. Mujhey ye film k liye jana hai k nhi jana hai. (The audience is now tired. They look at the trailer and judge whether the film is worth watching in theatre or not.)”

Referring to his upcoming movie Kartam Bhugtam, the actor said the same goes for his films. “Hum chahe jitna film k baare bol de, jab trailer aaega, log jo theatre jaane wal ehai vo dekhenge and decide karenge ki mujhey ye film Friday ko dekhni hai ya Friday ruk ka kuch work of mouth aaega toh Saturday jaunga. Ya Sunday ko kuch karne ko nhi hai toh jaunga yan ahi jaunga.”

He also thought back to his early years, when he relied on recommendations from friends to see films on a big screen. Talpade went on to say that star power wasn't the reason why every movie used to be a huge smash.

“Rajesh Khanna sir ki line se filmein hit hui thi, phir ek time ke baad filmey nahi chali toh nahi chali. (Rajesh Khanna’s movies were a hit back-to-back. But there came a time when nothing worked)."

He added, "So, that has been happening from the time we had films, and it will happen in the future also. It's our duty to make sure that we make films that the audience can relate to and enjoy.” The upcoming biographical political drama Emergency features the actor as well.

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