What’s ailing Bollywood’s string of flops?

Many Hindi-language movies are tanking this yr on the field workplace.

A ticket checker waits for filmgoers in a cinema corridor showcasing Laal Singh Chaddha - a movie starring Aamir Khan and an official remake of the 1994 film Forrest Gump, in Ahmedabad, India, on August 26, 2022 [Amit Dave/Reuters]

Bollywood has misplaced its sparkle – some 20 movies which have come out this yr have misplaced cash, together with films from large names like Aamir Khan. That’s mentioned to be double the pre-pandemic failure price. And different Indian movies, significantly from the south, are coming to the fore. So what is going to it take to revive Bollywood fever?

On this episode:

• Pavni Mittal (@pavnimittal), Al Jazeera correspondent
• Aseem Chhabra (@chhabs), director of the New York Indian Movie Pageant

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke with Ashish Malhotra, Ruby Zaman, Chloe Okay. Li, Amy Walters, Negin Owliaei, and Halla Mohieddeen. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. We’ll be again on Wednesday.

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