Vivek Agnihotri blames Bollywood's 'fakeness' after report of theatres losing crores on Brahmastra
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Vivek Agnihotri called out Bollywood's 'fakeness' after a report claimed that multiplexes lost crores on Brahmastra. The film released on Friday.
The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri is known for his honest opinion on pressing issues and for posting thought-provoking tweets. Amid Brahmastra scoring a decent run at the box office, a report claimed that theatre chains have suffered a loss of about Rs 800 crore. Vivek retweeted the report and called out Bollywood’s ‘fakeness’.
Vivek Agnihotri recently commented on Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s Brahmastra. He retweeted a news report that claimed that due to tepid reviews of Brahmastra by certain publications, multiplex chains have suffered a loss of Rs 800 crore. Calling out Bollywood's 'fakeness', he wrote, “Problem is everything runs on fakeness in Bollywood. And nobody is answerable. No industry can survive which invests 0% in R&D and wastes 70-80% money on stars (sic)."
Brahmastra opened to a roaring start at the box office. The film, which was made on a massive budget of about Rs 300 crore, minted Rs 75 crore globally on its opening day. This comes as a relief amid Bollywood's trying times.
On August 21, Vivek Agnihotri posted a long note on Bollywood’s darkest secrets. Titled ‘Bollywood An inside story’, a part of his open letter can be read, “It's the humiliation & exploitation which shatters tender dreams, hopes and belief in any kind of humanity. One can survive without food but to live without respect, self-worth and hope is impossible. No middle-class youngster grows up ever imagining to be in that situation. It hits so hard that instead of putting up a fight, one gives up. Lucky are those who go back home. Who stay on, break apart. Those who find some success but not the real one, get into drugs, alcohol and all kind of life-damaging stuff. Now they need money. So, they get introduced to all kinds of funny money. Some success is the most dangerous one. You are in showbiz without any income & power. You have to look like a star, party like a star, PR like a star but you aren't a star (sic).”
Bollywood. An Inside Story. Pl. read. pic.twitter.com/e4WcBvJLLU
