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The Hindi film industry has had a great year at the box office after a string of flops in recent years. It started with the success of Shah Rukh Khan’s actioner Pathaan, which was released in January and earned over Rs 1000 crore at the box office. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap recently credited Shah Rukh for ‘lifting the curse’ from Bollywood.
In an interaction with Pinkvilla, Kashyap recapped Bollywood’s box office performance this year and said, “I think it has been great. Bollywood’s curse is lifted which is very good news because distributors are happy, studios are happy, everybody is happy. When they are happy, I know my projects will get greenlit.”
The filmmaker agreed that the momentum which was set by Pathaan at the beginning of the year didn’t ‘fade’ throughout the year.
He added, “The biggest moment of the year was Pathaan breaking the curse. There was a curse on Bollywood and Shah Rukh Khan came and said, ‘Hataao isko (just remove it).’ That was the defining moment (of the year).”
Besides Pathaan, the year had other hits like Jawan, Gadar 2, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, 12th Fail and most recently Animal, which is likely to do business of Rs 500 crore.
Anurag Kashyap is currently busy with the promotions of his upcoming film Kennedy. Starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, the Hind neo-noir thriller received a standing ovation at its screening at Cannes 2023.
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