Watch- How Hindi cinema changed after the pandemic: SRK, OTT, Box Office & more
In the first edition of Rolling, the new monthly podcast series on the latest trends in Hindi cinema, film critic and filmmaker Sudhish Kamath talks to Ranimol T.A. (producer and talent manager), Sethumadhavan N. (producer, distributor, and popular movie blogger), and Kiran Prakash Rao (writer, reader, and producer) about how our cinema has changed — for better and for worse — in the post-pandemic era.
In this freewheeling chat, our guests discuss:
Why we don't go to the movies as often
The increased scale and shifting goalposts at the box office — from ₹100 crore to ₹500 crore
The SRK factor: How Shah Rukh Khan single-handedly revived the business, grossing ₹2,200 crores with Pathaan and Jawan
Skyrocketing star salaries and rising production costs driven by scale
The herd mentality dictating content and safe genres
The impact of OTT platforms in reshaping viewing patterns
The changing grammar and structure of storytelling post-pandemic
And finally, a wishlist for the change we want to see in our movies
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