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Siddharth Roy Kapur: Bollywood's Future Lies Beyond Stars
Siddharth Roy Kapur, a film producer, is talking about how Bollywood movies need to change.
He thinks they rely too much on big-name stars, which makes movies expensive.
He suggests that Bollywood should focus more on telling great stories, like Hollywood did by making big series.
He points to the success of movies without famous stars, like 'Saiyaara' and 'Kantara', to show that audiences want good stories, not just famous actors.
Siddharth Roy Kapur says Bollywood must evolve beyond star-driven films.
He notes rising star fees pose a challenge to the industry.
Kapur suggests innovating the business model, not just cutting star fees.
He cites 'Saiyaara' and 'Kantara' as examples of successful content-driven films.
He stresses that the audience now prefers good content over star power.
- Who
- Siddharth Roy Kapur
- What
- Discussed the need for Bollywood to reduce its dependence on stars and focus on content.
- Where
- Game Changers podcast
- When
- October 27, 2025
- Why
- To address the financial sustainability challenges and changing audience preferences in the Hindi film industry.
Key facts
- Figure
- Siddharth Roy Kapur, Producer
- Topic
- Reliance on star power in Bollywood
- Perspective
- Industry sustainability and evolving audience tastes
- Solution
- Develop content-driven cinema and alternative business models
- Examples
- Saiyaara, Kantara: Chapter 1
- Reference
- Hollywood's franchise model of the 1990s
Quotes
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Veteran producer and former Producers Guild of India president
“If you take Hollywood as an example, in the 1990s, the prices of Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, and Tom Hanks had reached $20 million each.”
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“Rather than getting into why stars aren’t reducing their prices… if someone’s going to pay them, they’re going to take that price.”
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