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Multi-part films are a growing trend in Indian cinema, including recent blockbusters Pushpa (2021), Animal (2023), salad (2023), and Kalki 2898 AD Following a two-part format. upcoming movies like Ramayana And some time Also announced as a two-part outing. Filmmaker-writer Koratala Siva, whose film Animal It has two parts, he says, “As a writer, I would prefer to tell the story in one part. But if the story is very big and has a lot of characters, we need to tell it in parts.
The directors say that the two parts allow them to delve deeper into character arcs. Shankar, who is making a two-part sequel to Kamal Haasan starrer Indian, said this during the trailer launch. indian 2 In June: “If I had compressed the whole thing to make the film into just one part, the soul of every scene would have been lost.”
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However, there have been instances in the past where the second part was stopped after the first part did not take off – actor Vicky Kaushal’s Bhoot: The Haunted Ship (2020), starring actor John Abraham Invasion: Part 1 (2022) And actor Tiger Shroff Ganapath (2023)For example. Trade expert Atul Mohan says, “Some producers are clear in terms of the story of what they want to do in part two. look what happened with this KGF: Chapter 1 (2018). Earned around Rs. 50 crores in hindi. with Kalki 2898 AD And PushpaAt the same time, the second part is also expected to perform well. “Some producers are confident that they will not be able to pack an ambitious story into just one part.”
V Vijayendra Prasad, the writer of Baahubali And filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s father, who directed the franchise, explains how part two of the film was conceived: “Baahubali Originally it was not supposed to be in two parts. Musician MM Keeravani suggested this after seeing the crowd. He suggested killing Kattappa and keeping him Baahubali As the end of part one, as a cliffhanger.
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Shiva believes that once you decide to make a film in two parts, the fate of the first cannot impact it. “I don’t think about pressure or burden [of what happens with the first part] Matters, because, to me, it’s just storytelling. I just want to tell a better story in part two. If it is not finished properly, it is the responsibility of the filmmaker to finish it in a good way,” he ends.
(Author: Mugdha Kapoor and Rishabh Suri)
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