Predictions for the next one year - Page 2

I don't think anything can replace the movie-viewing experience in theatres. I can only speak for myself and my friends, but we love to catch movies when they release instead of waiting for 3-4 months for it to come on the streaming platform. That said, I agree for some it has become more comfortable to watch at home. However, that is a minuscule part of the population.

Originally posted by: zoinks

Forget going to the theaters, how would the actors act with spotboy's getting an earful for going too near to the actors, the co-actors standing 6ft away, kissing and hugging from that distance, makeup artists using bargepole to do hair and makeup?

Lol.. thankfully no more kissing, hugging n erotic scenes in movies n web series😆 actors won't agree

Originally posted by: Anjalika01

Exactly... if TV channels showing movies hasn't replaced movies being released in theatres, I don't think Netflix, Hotstar etc. will! I think streaming platforms could ever replace theatres, more likely they'll just become like an alternative to TV the way TV became an alternative to radio.

They r already n alternative to TV..but this pandemic is surely gonna affect cinema halls..at least for this year I don't see people thronging multiplexes. It's gonna take a long time to erase the fear

Brahmastra and Takht are going to release and become major iconic blockbuster hits. Ranbir and Ranveer will finally replace Aamir and Salman as new megastars since Aamir is doing a Forrest Gump remake which I am not interested in, after debacle of Thugs Of Hindostan and Salman is doing another Prabhu deva film next after debacle of Dabangg 3.

Originally posted by: niyati13

They r already n alternative to TV..but this pandemic is surely gonna affect cinema halls..at least for this year I don't see people thronging multiplexes. It's gonna take a long time to erase the fear

Yeah so streaming platforms may replace theatres for a short time now...not forever! But imo what’s more likely will be the movies getting postponed till next year

Originally posted by: ponymo

I agree, big screen viewing is not going anywhere. However, it is a dying business. It is no longer a big avenue for entertainment like it was a couple of decades ago, when there was hardly any other source of entertainment. Now we have many more alternatives for leisure activities, so cinemas have taken a backseat and its share of the entertainment pie has shrunk. This was happening regardless of Covid.

But with Covid-19, it has suddenly forced people to adapt to streaming platforms, and since things will remain like this for months, if not a year, it will bring about a behavioural change in people, who will not be so willing to go to theatres anymore.

I am talking about my mom who used to visit theatres a few times a year, and used to find it a hassle - to get ready, book tickets in advance, go through traffic, deal with general public, etc. Now we have a home theatre setup at home with a 60 inch LED TV and great speakers, with Netflix, Prime, Hotstar available. She is not going to visit a theatre again for sure. And there are many like her.

But yes, the poor audience who don't know how to watch online will still throng to single screens for entertainment and they will keep them going, because for them, they still don't have that many entertainment avenues.

Matlab Salman Khan will be around for a decade at least 😆

Now when anyone sneezes people will say...eff off...instead of saying...Bless you😭

Jokes apart...I think none of us have ever seen anything like this in our lifetime when the whole world was shut down...there was ebolla and SARS and swine flu, bird flu and what not but nothing had impacted our lives like corona has done....The way we live will be changed now.....on the positive side ....I have started giving hints to my Boss if we could work from home atleast 2 days a week....since everything is going smoothly now....😆

another thing is we will take things more seriously now and not take anything for granted....we will value things, friends and family more....I miss my friends....who would have thought that going out to a movie with friends and some icecream later would be such a big deal...🤔

Don't care about BW so much..😆

Originally posted by: ponymo

Covid-19 isn't going away anytime soon. Vaccines are still 16-18 months away. So what will happen in Bollywood in the coming 1-1.5 years? Share your predictions. Here are mine:

• Even after lockdown is lifted people would avoid theatres like the plague at least for a few more months, so there would be a big surge in streaming platform users
• 80% of the current movies that are almost made will skip theatrical release and come to OTT platforms directly
• Very few movies will be commissioned for the next year: mostly only big budget movies featuring major stars. Expect a sudden dip in number of movie releases in 2020 and 2021
• Most films with shoots less than 30-40% complete will be stalled or shelved
• Web series will get more popular. Eventually (in 5 years time), most major actors would be working in web series instead of movies
• Most married actresses will get pregnant because shoots may not resume for almost a year: including Priyanka, Anushka, Sonam, Deepika

Sonam, DP and Anushka have nothing major to lose.

The biggest loss will be for PC - shes signed great movies in Hollywood but no idea where and whats going to happen. Also I think shes going to put motherhood on hold for now.

Originally posted by: heartbleed

Brahmastra and Takht are going to release and become major iconic blockbuster hits. Ranbir and Ranveer will finally replace Aamir and Salman as new megastars since Aamir is doing a Forrest Gump remake which I am not interested in, after debacle of Thugs Of Hindostan and Salman is doing another Prabhu deva film next after debacle of Dabangg 3.

Brahmashtra seems to have bad luck already and Takhts shooting didn’t even start yet. 83 and Shamshera will end up coming before both.

Originally posted by: anna143

Brahmashtra seems to have bad luck already and Takhts shooting didn’t even start yet. 83 and Shamshera will end up coming before both.

I think that was the plan . Shamshera was supposed to release in july and then brahmastra in dec and same with ranveer first 83 and then takth. The first three will definitely hit the cinemas ones situation get better certainly not now . Not sure about takth though even the shooting ahs not begun