So, you see, it is more related to business than urban-rural conflict. Well, I think that the producers and directors should be more courageous. In 2007, most of the Bolllywood movies failed to live up to expectations in the box office. So, I don’t see any problem in bringing some variation and doing some experiments.It's true that stardom has a secret recipe. No one really knows what endears an actor to the box-office. In recent times, filmmaking has become a high-risk and extremely costly proposition. In 2006, around 90% films ended in the red. Back in the Forties and Fifties, when the box-office hit-flop ratio was far more balanced, filmmakers were much more ready to take chances on a newcomer who had nothing going for him except his passion for acting. Directors like Ram Gopal Varma were rare.
Small-town actors also need a little more time to acquire polish. Filmmakers, with one eye on the multiplex audience and another on NRI dollars, consider that a pre-condition for stardom these days. Many former stars and top producers now make films for their own sons and daughters. Some big banners are like closed clubs with restricted entry. All this limits opportunities for struggling small-towners. Bollywood is still waiting for a new millennium Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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