Superboys Of Malegaon Becomes Only Indian Film In Letterboxd's Top 50 Of 2025
This heartwarming true story of Nasir Sheikh and his friends—dreamers from the small town of Malegaon who embarked on a journey to create their own cinematic world—has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. The film, which debuted at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as part of the World Premieres Gala program, has garnered both critical acclaim and immense love from viewers.
Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Reema Kagti, Superboys of Malegaon is an Amazon MGM Original, brought to life by Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby. Written by Varun Grover, the film features a stellar ensemble cast, including Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Shashank Arora in lead roles.
Currently streaming on Prime Video across 240 countries and territories, Superboys of Malegaon continues to make waves and inspire viewers globally.
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"Out of the four-day weekend—Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday—Thursday was a working day, Friday (Independence Day) did well, but Saturday (Janmashtami) (the film) didn't do well, and even Sunday, a holiday, it didn't do well. If a film doesn't perform on holidays, it means there's something seriously wrong with it. That's why I used the term 'crash'—because it actually crashed. There has been outright rejection." Theatre owner and trade expert Vishek Chauhan outlined three reasons for the film's underperformance. "Primarily, there are three reasons 'War 2' didn't work. Number one is genre overkill. This whole idea of universe films, crossovers, characters crisscrossing—Hollywood started this with Iron Man in 2008. It's been 17 years, and audiences now have fatigue with this 'world-saving, superhero' kind of cinema. In Hollywood, they call it superhero fatigue, and I think that fatigue has set in here, too. We saw diminishing returns with 'Tiger 3', and we saw it with 'Fighter'," he further added, "Audiences today are more open to personal stories—like 'Animal', or even a simple love story. There's a clear demand-supply mismatch, which is why a film like 'Saiyaara', with a Rs 22–23 crore opening, is now expected to end up doing twice the lifetime of War 2. That shows audiences are looking for smaller, more personal, relatable stories. If you're making action, it needs to have personal angst, like 'Animal'."He added that the film wasn't rooted enough for Indian sensibilities. "'War 2' is not an inherently desi film. It follows the Hollywood playbook—two heroes, one villain, global crisis. Hollywood has been doing this for 20–25 years, and even they've moved it to OTT. Now, every third or fourth week, Amazon or Netflix drops this kind of film. So for Indian theatres, this doesn't feel fresh or rooted."Chauhan also didn't mince words about the execution. 'Number three is sloppy filmmaking. 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The screenplay was so confusing that I didn't know what was happening."Chauhan, too, added, "Blaming Ayan Mukerji alone isn't fair. When a film doesn't work, people start saying NTR shouldn't have been cast, or if only Shah Rukh had done it, it would've worked. These debates are endless. The truth is, even Siddharth Anand's 'Fighter' didn't work, while his 'Pathaan' did. Ultimately, the three reasons I mentioned are the real factors. Even Aditya Chopra, Hrithik, and NTR were involved; they all saw the film and released it. So just blaming Ayan isn't right."advertisementOn the box office front, both experts see the film as a commercial setback. Adarsh noted, 'The Hindi version has earned around Rs 137 crore net so far and should wrap up at Rs 155–160 crore, which is shockingly low. Yes, they may have recovered through satellite and other rights, but everything is now correlated with box-office outcome. Prices are determined on the basis of the box office.'Chauhan estimated, "War 2 opened well but crashed by Monday. I expect its Hindi net lifetime to be around Rs. 170–175 crore. In comparison, Coolie should do around Rs. 40–50 crore in Hindi and overall better than War 2 pan-India."Both also acknowledged that Jr NTR's star power couldn't overcome a weak script. 'When the content doesn't work, everything falls flat,' said Adarsh. 'Jr NTR is such a brilliant actor—I would rate him as one of the finest we have in India today. But even the best of actors cannot salvage a weak script.'The failure has now put YRF's future Spy Universe projects under scrutiny. "There's always introspection. When they look at 'Alpha', it will be with a very different viewpoint now. Until now, the Spy Universe has had a fantastic track record, and War 2 is its first real failure. Even 'Tiger 3' did much, much better," Adarsh warned, "As for the spy universe's future with Alpha, unless it's an outstanding film that blows audiences away, it'll be tough. When a franchise is in trouble, you need something extraordinary to break the rut. With two back-to-back underperformers, negativity has settled in around the spy universe. Only an extraordinary, kick-ass film can change that."Summing up, trade analyst Taran admitted to being personally disappointed, "Honestly, I felt terrible after watching it. As someone who has grown up in a film environment, watching movies day in and day out, I know you can take cinematic liberties—but there has to be some content. For three hours, there has to be something that holds you. And here, there was nothing."- EndsTune InYou May Also Like
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