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‘Pushpa 2,’ ‘Singham 3,’ ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ Potential Hits, but Distributor Predicts Weaker 2024 Bollywood Global Box Office
Despite a resurgent 2023 for Bollywood, the industry's international box office performance is likely to be weaker in 2024, a U.K. distributor says.
London-based Pranab Kapadia is a seasoned Bollywood media executive with stints at studios Eros and Zee, now runs U.K. distribution company Moviegoers Entertainment, whose distribution roster includes hits “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani” (2023) and 2022’s “The Legend of Maula Jatt,” “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” and “Jugjugg Jeeyo.” Kapadia also serves as a producer with Hope Productions (“Chup”). The top 10 Indian films of 2023 bear out this stance, as they star A-listers Shah Rukh Khan(“Jawan,” “Pathaan,” co-starring Deepika Padukone, “Dunki”), Ranbir Kapoor (“Animal”), Prabhas (“Salaar”), Sunny Deol (“Gadar 2”), Rajinikanth (“Jailer”), Vijay (“Leo”), Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif (“Tiger 3”) and Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt (“Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”). Looking forward to the rest of the year, Kapadia anticipates that action film “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan,” starring Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff and Prithviraj Sukumaran, expected to release in April during the Eid holiday frame; and August 15, Independence Day holiday action releases “Singham Again,” the third part of the Singham franchise starring Ajay Devgn and “Pushpa – The Rule: Part 2,” starring Allu Arjun, the sequel to 2021 blockbuster “Pushpa – The Rise: Part 1,” to be big hits.
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