#2024Recap: 9 Trends of 2024 we are FED UP of and don’t want to see in 2025 – Self-buying of tickets, hypocrisy of the so-called intellectuals, giving away important scenes in the trailer… 2024 : Bollywood News
In this special feature, Bollywood Hungama lists 8 trends that we are fed up with and would not like to see again in 2025.
#2024Recap: 9 Trends of 2024 we are FED UP of and don’t want to see in 2025 – Self-buying of tickets, hypocrisy of the so-called intellectuals, giving away important scenes in the trailer…
1. Corporate booking, self-buying tickets
At one point, it was easy for makers to buy tickets of their own films and put a ‘House Full’ board outside the theatre.; not many would know the truth. But in today’s BookMyShow era, it is easy for a layman to expose the makers. The makers, instead of booking a certain number of tickets in every show, prefer to buy all tickets of a single show. Hence, eyebrows and questions are bound to be raised when a 4:00 pm is ‘sold out’ while the 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm shows of the same film are running with 5% occupancy.
2. Niche films made at high costs and bombing at the box office
One should have the right to make niche films if it suits their sensibilities and interest levels. But to spend a bomb into making them is just not done, especially at a time when the industry is struggling to reduce losses and also at a time when such films don’t attract the same audience as before.
3. Hypocrisy of the so-called intellectuals
It’s common to see certain people, who claim to be intelligentsia, ranting on the internet about how certain films, which are not too mainstream, flop in the cinemas. They are also angry at mainstream films, which they consider trash, earning big bucks. Dig deeper and one realizes that most of these people themselves don’t watch these niche and unconventional films in cinemas. But they expect the rest of the audience to spend money on these films and criticize them when they don’t! Their excuses are usually ready – they couldn’t watch those movies as they didn’t have time, were too tired after a tiring week, tickets were expensive etc. If that’s the case, they should shut their mouth and instead, walk the talk. If they are fans of independent cinema, they need to show their support to them. They should also learn from fans of ‘trashy’ masala films. An Allu Arjun fanboy is not going to skip watching Pushpa 2He’ll watch it anyway and if he’s unable to do so on the weekend, he’ll view it later. But he won’t miss it for anything. That’s the reason why Pushpa 2 was collecting more than Rs. 40 crores even on weekdays.
4. Too many re-releases
It’s great to see older classics getting a release in cinemas. But there’s a fear that a saturation point will soon be reached, especially as several films are being re-released. Many of them don’t have a recall value and yet, are being put up in cinemas, only for the audience to give them a cold shoulder.
5. Credit war
Filmmaking is a team work and when certain actors try to steal credit for the success, it’s unfair and also in bad taste.
6. Ugly clashes by influencers to bring down rival film
The internet can be an ugly place during the release of a big film. Certain fans of actors go all out to bring down a film, starring a ‘rival star’. At times, influencers are paid to do so by the actor’s team.
7. Bad release strategies
2024 was a year when there were no major releases from mid-April to May-end and from mid-August to mid-October. On the other hand, as many as three films were released on Independence Day, and two of them (Vedaa, Khel Khel Mein) were affected due to the dominance of the third one (Street 2November 1 saw the release of Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 followed by no big release for the whole month.
8. Events starting 2 hours late
Earlier, promotional events would start with a delay of 1 hour. This year, the organizers just didn’t care and would start events 2 or 3 hours late. There’s a lot of anger among the media over this aspect and if things are not corrected in time, it can lead to issues in 2025. Suriya faced the ire of the photographers at Kanguva‘s event. The South star was embarrassed and had to apologize for his delay.
9. Giving away important scenes in the trailer
Singham Again‘s trailer was nearly 5 minutes long and showed entry scenes and even important action sequences of the climax. As a result, the audience didn’t feel as euphoric as they should have when they saw the film as they knew what was in store. even Vanvas The trailer ended up showing significant moments in the promo and we all knew what was going to unfold in the first half of the film.
Also Read: #2024Recap: A to Z of Bollywood in 2024: C for Corporate Booking, J for Joker, K for Kidnapping, U for Unnecessary clashes and more…
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