Big Stars, Bigger Starts… The Directors Who Are Driving Bollywood’s Opening-Day Record
Big Stars, Bigger Starts… The Directors Who Are Driving Bollywood’s Opening-Day Record
In Bollywood’s box-office game, stars may bring the crowd in, but the director still has to turn that star power into an event. The latest opening numbers underline that point, with a mix of filmmakers from different generations and schools of filmmaking sitting behind some of the industry’s biggest starts.
Aditya Dhar - Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge
Aditya Dhar has gone straight to the top with Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge. The Ranveer Singh-led actioner has put up an opening weekend of a staggering 466 crore, leaving the rest of the current Hindi market’s biggest openers some distance behind. For Dhar, who arrived in the big-league commercial space with Uri: The Surgical Strike, this is a remarkable es...