Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Regional Films Outperform Bollywood Hit Despite Star Power
A Bollywood producer named Shailendra Singh talked on a YouTube channel about how many Indian movies fail.
He said that 94% of Bollywood films do not do well.
He also said that the actors in a movie are not the most important thing.
Instead, the story is what matters.
He compared a big Bollywood movie called Alpha, which made less than ₹50 crore.
He said that a Gujarati movie called Laalo made ₹140 crore, and a Marathi movie called Deool Band 2 made over ₹90 crore.
These two movies earned more money than Alpha.
So, he thinks that good stories can beat big stars.
He wants people to remember that the story is the key to success.
Producer Shailendra Singh claims Bollywood’s failure rate is 94%.
He says star power is irrelevant; story quality matters most.
Gujarati film Laalo earned ₹140 crore, surpassing Bollywood’s Alpha.
Marathi film Deool Band 2 earned over ₹90 crore, also beating Alpha.
Alpha, a YRF production starring Alia Bhatt, earned less than ₹50 crore worldwide.
- Who
- Shailendra Singh, Bollywood producer
- What
- Claimed regional films earned more than Bollywood hit Alpha
- When
- Recent interview on Cyrus Broacha’s YouTube channel
- Where
- India, online
- Why
- To emphasize that story quality matters more than star power
- Producer
- Shailendra Singh
- Bollywood Failure Rate
- 94%
- Laalo Earnings
- ₹140 crore
- Deool Band 2 Earnings
- ₹90+ crore
- Alpha Earnings
- <₹50 crore