NEW DELHI: Ekta Kapoor’s manufacturing Ek Villain Returns, starring John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, will arrive in cinemas on 29 July. The thriller, a sequel to 2014 movie Ek Villain, might be directed by Mohit Suri and co-produced by T-Sequence.
Bollywood filmmakers has been betting huge on sequels within the coming months. Beginning with the second instalment of Yash Raj Movies’ comedy Bunty Aur Babli starring Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and debutant Sharvari on 19 November, there was John Abraham’s motion drama Satyameva Jayate 2 on 26 November. Horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiya 2 starring Kartik Aaryan is slated for this week whereas the second half to motion drama KGF, initially in Kannada, was dubbed in a number of languages together with Hindi, and hit screens in April.
To make sure, the franchise mannequin has benefited a number of movies up to now, with the pattern stemming naturally from a built-in viewers and fan base and rising the probability of the movie turning out to be good, explaining why Bollywood has typically leaned on sequels. It’s all the time simpler to work round and appeal to individuals with recognized topics, be it a ebook, play or one thing that has seen success on the field workplace, media consultants say. Movies within the Dhoom, ABCD and Munnabhai sequence are examples of profitable tasks which have carried on the goodwill and curiosity of their respective franchises.
Nonetheless, a number of critics additionally level out that not too many filmmakers in India have understood the idea of a franchise as a result of a number of of those movies usually are not associated to one another in any respect. Movies within the Raaz, Kya Kool Hain Hum, Grand Masti and Tere Bin Laden sequence have faltered miserably up to now after nice begins.
Supply: Live Mint