Tigmanshu Dhulia blames high ticket prices for Bollywood's setback

Tigmanshu Dhulia believes that the reason behind south’s success is the cap on ticket prices, which does not exist in the Hindi film industry.

In a chat with ANI, Tigmanshu said that the south film industry is also doing better because the corporates haven’t invaded their working culture. “South is still good because corporates haven’t entered there. They have made a place in OTT, not much in feature films. There are only old producers there, vahan dosti yaari mein hi kaam hota hai (they work within friends),” he said.

He added that the re-released Hindi films have been doing well because of the cheaper ticket prices, and that is also the reason why there cinemas are packed on ‘National Cinema Day’ as tickets just cost Rs 100 on that day. “The average capacity of South theatres is 75% but 25% in Hindi, because there is a cap on ticket rates there. You can keep whatever price here. The ticket prices are so high, who will go to watch any film? Traffic is increasing in every city, so people think to skip. When it’s Cinema Day and ticket prices are slashed to Rs 100, every theatre is full. Films that worked was only because of cheaper ticket prices, including Tumbbad, Sanam Teri Kasam, and Rockstar. These were flops when originally released,” he expressed.

Tigmanshu continued, “Greed is the reason behind it, of course. They are not selling the film’s ticket rate, they are selling the parking, popcorn, tacos and samosa ticket, and films come like an after thought. Their whole money is on the real estate where a particular multiplex has been made. They are showing it on giant TV screens, this is not how film screens are supposed to be. Go and experience it in a single screen.”

Tigmanshu is absolutely right, imo.

"These films were Flops"

But Takla Kapoor fans keep calling Rockstar Cult Classic

They have to hike prices otherwise how they get high numbers secondly south hikes prices too

There is a reason so many of these star kids are now being dumped on Netflix. You couldn't pay people enough to go watch Naadaniyan in theaters.

Hes completely wrong

If thats case how come pl watching south movies with 2000 inr prices for a ticket in malls

Some malls in bahubali2 and RRR had 5000 inr ticket prices and yet it was house full

Its all quality of movie if its good ppl will pay even 10k per ticket

Bollywood movies nowadays are no mughal e azam or bahu bhali 2 to be paid 100 inr forget 5k or 10k that bahubali 2 got

I mean in south remote villages single screen theatres charge 50 inr or 100 inr even there no one will watch todays bollywood movies

Even uneducated villagers see quality of movie than waste their precious times on 3 hour movies

Same villagers will be willing to pay 500 inr instead of 100 inr just to watch a bahubhali 2 and remember these are farmers or laborers mostly (not very rich who can easily afford 500 inr tickets)

A movie is sure hit if a remote village theatre will increase its price 4 or 5 times normal price yet villagers land up to watch it

This phenomenon happens very rarely to even their own regional south movies where villagers folk in droves to watch the movie. Bhabhubahli2 and RRR had that kind of craze in recent years

Bollywood had that kind of movie demand in south villages when a sridevi or madhuri dixit or amitabh bahchan movie came

I doubt even SRK/Amir/ Salman had that kind of craze in remote villages

But yes Sridevi/Madhuri/Aishwarya Rai/Amitabh Bachchan are only ones known in south india far off villages with single screens (where hardly 2 bus reaches in 10 hours a day )

When there is no quality in movie no story no dialogues no music no acting by hero/heroine why would anyone pay even 100 inr in villages for movie tickets they would rather spend it on recharge their mobiles and watch yourube movies of past

Even laborers who work in farms have smart phones and watch movies on youtube nowadays

I have already skip cinemas & films its just plain waste of time. Even in OTT depends if i have mood or not. Not wasting my money on them. Its like craze of films & stars are no more in me. It had has died & its for the best

Originally posted by: myviewprem

Hes completely wrong

If thats case how come pl watching south movies with 2000 inr prices for a ticket in malls

Some malls in bahubali2 and RRR had 5000 inr ticket prices and yet it was house full

Its all quality of movie if its good ppl will pay even 10k per ticket

Bollywood movies nowadays are no mughal e azam or bahu bhali 2 to be paid 100 inr forget 5k or 10k that bahubali 2 got

I mean in south remote villages single screen theatres charge 50 inr or 100 inr even there no one will watch todays bollywood movies

Even uneducated villagers see quality of movie than waste their precious times on 3 hour movies

Same villagers will be willing to pay 500 inr instead of 100 inr just to watch a bahubhali 2 and remember these are farmers or laborers mostly (not very rich who can easily afford 500 inr tickets)

A movie is sure hit if a remote village theatre will increase its price 4 or 5 times normal price yet villagers land up to watch it

This phenomenon happens very rarely to even their own regional south movies where villagers folk in droves to watch the movie. Bhabhubahli2 and RRR had that kind of craze in recent years

Bollywood had that kind of movie demand in south villages when a sridevi or madhuri dixit or amitabh bahchan movie came

I doubt even SRK/Amir/ Salman had that kind of craze in remote villages

But yes Sridevi/Madhuri/Aishwarya Rai/Amitabh Bachchan are only ones known in south india far off villages with single screens (where hardly 2 bus reaches in 10 hours a day )

When there is no quality in movie no story no dialogues no music no acting by hero/heroine why would anyone pay even 100 inr in villages for movie tickets they would rather spend it on recharge their mobiles and watch yourube movies of past

Even laborers who work in farms have smart phones and watch movies on youtube nowadays

Lol. When did a movie become cult classic has anything to do with its box office earnings!!!