The stars of Bahubali 2 did not go on reality and comedy shows: Kunal Kohli

Filmmaker Kunal Kohli, the director of films like ‘Hum Tum’ and ‘Fanaa’, has mocked Bollywood celebrities for attending reality and comedy shows – when the stars of India’s biggest blockbuster ‘Bahubali 2’ didn’t make national television appearances – nor did they answer “silly Q&A’s” in various interviews that are said to be a part of film promotions.

“So the stars of Bahubali 2 didn’t go on reality & comedy shows & make an ass of themselves doing silly things & answering silly q&a’s” Kunal said.

The director also made a valid point when he questioned why people are only discussing the record-breaking numbers – but not the content of ‘Bahubali 2’ which is getting those numbers.

“The juggernaut of Bahubali 2 rolls on. As amazing as the numbers are. Why aren’t people discussing the content which made the numbers?” he said in his second tweet.

‘Bahubali 2’ became the first Indian film to cross the 1000 crore mark on Sunday, just 10 days after its theatrical release. The marketing spend was less than the money that gets spent on marketing low to medium budget Hindi films – yet the Hindi version of the film will eventually break the record of ‘Dangal’ to become the highest Hindi grosser of all time.

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  • Well said but frankly speaking the mentality of bollywood industry will never change!!! U only go andown promote your movie if u believe it’s crap

  • In bollywood only Aamir is not promoting his movies by going in comedy shows he knows
    if content clicks movie will work whether you choose to promote or not.Bollywood now have to make big budget movies with great content then bollywood will grow they have to keep faith and movie will work bollywood is just making low budget movies they should have to make a movie with big stars with big budget 260 crore or even 300 Crore budget then movie will work if content clicks.. and any movie which is nade on a huge budget can do easily 1000 crore or even 1500 crore

  • going to reality shws & interviews is just waste of time !

    Bahubali 2 proves big budget & huge scale content movies doesn’t need any big star to be superhit .

  • krabhas killed sattapa or not ? Wht is bahubali all about? I still don’t knw anythig about this movie ….and all nation is going crazy about it .

  • My prediction
    Life time collections worldwide

    2017 – baahubali2 all versions – 1700 + crores gross.

    2018 – 2point0 all versions – 2000+ crores gross

  • What is he saying.. every films are not so huge like bahubali 2. . It needed no promotions. .. same goes for dangal and pk… they were huge…. bt films like hindi medium. . Or jolly llb 2 needs promotions.. also kapil sharma show is one of the major platforms to promote films… why is he saying so??? Only problem with bollywood is they cannot find giod directors who can direct pan Indian films. .. (except rajkumar hirani and anand l rai) they should make more films like 3 idiots

  • Good Film Dont Need Marketing or World tour promotions.
    Just release the trailer and songs on TV or any social sites I think its enough.
    But you should concentrate on making good film and Quality
    Not strategies of Promotions.

  • No one promoting his or her films like srk every TV shows, reality shows, news channel or even cartoon networks etc.

    But salman aamir never promote his films because he is true superstar that not need media.

  • Q and A are Shits. Only a handful of people read and see them

    But celebrities should come on television.
    I am talking from the consumers perspective.
    I Iove to see Salman and Srk on TKSS, I wish aamir,bahubali team, RAJNIKANT would have made it too.

    I don’t know it’s impact on film promotion or anything
    But as a viewer these STARs lift The excitement each time they are on reality shows.

    Bollywood is severely criticised this time , this only shows the expectations on Bollywood.

  • One should go to TV for promotion as larger audience watched them and you have to make them aware it was not problem for Baahubali as it has already been hyped enough.

    If he believe such he would have casted non star for his movie but he needed them to have much more audience .

    If he is talking about content then does he agree that his movies are not good enough

    Everybody has their way . And one should promote it to awake awareness it’s not like people will wait for advertising of you movie trailer and get details

    Silly people talks silly things

  • Kunal Kohli has made a valid point . Promotional activities are important but they should be unique and exciting . YRF had a terrific promotional strategy with Dhoom 3 where they only showed the teasers of the songs before the release . Promotional activities create awareness among the audience but it also increases the budget and the expectations of the audience . If the makers are confident about the product then there is no need for promotions . Ra.One had extensive marketing campaigns which became repetitive and also diluted the interest of the people . So there needs to be a balance between minimum promotion and awareness among people . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • If Salman khan or shahrukh khan wd nt go like aamir khan then what will happen to tv audiences who see them with great chao n also bring high trp. This is also a industry as billions of people watch tv today.

  • Hes a crappy director who got this much needed media coverage bcoz he mentioned that 1 word which is the current rage in India- Bahubali…. otherwise noone would know of this peasants existence…!

  • The only promotion that works is fan interaction whether it be special screenings like what Aamir did for Dangal in China or something thats unique like Aamirs tour of inner India whilst under disguise promoting 3 idiots. Something that stands out which makes you seem more genuine whereas these appearances on tv just make you look like you have to be there rather than want to be there. Audiences know that about Aamir hence if or when he does occasionally appear on tv then its bcoz he genuinely wanted to be there not bcoz he was obliged to do so.

  • Its a landmark film for hindi cinema as it has again shown the true potential of the indian cinema. If u give me contents film i wil see u in theatres. It was the time in d early n mid 2000s aftr Gadar that biggest blockbuster cud not cross even 2cr footfalls to the time when Salman n aamir started bringing 3.5cr footfalls in the films like Bajrangi bhaijaan(3.55cr ff) & Pk n now time has changed suddenly Bahubali merges south n north market to bring much bigger footfalls. Its time to bring pan india film which can delivers another Bahubali n bring aidiences from both north n south in d theatres. You cant ignore south industry now as they hav made their own market which is equivalent to hindi market.

  • Absolutely agree..BB2 starcast did not believe in this fake publicity …on the other side we have our diamond hearted bhaijaan who laughs like a mad man in kapil sharma show.so much tat he sleep on the floor .BB2 has proved tat in spite of doing non stop lallu giri and non stop overacting/ non acting we should focus on our work….

  • @sunny makhi

    u shouldn’t either …..the whole nation is going crazy over baahubali is the proof that how big this movie is…neither there was such a movie made before nor there will be in the coming days….so if you are done cleaning toilets; go watch this once in a life time movie….you wont be disappointed.

  • BB2 has proved tat real toofan wohi hota hai jo talent aur mehnat se aata hiatus na ki unlimited promotion aur fake non acting se …tabhi to lallu jaan jaise stars ko ab logon se apne chote mote teaser subscribe karegi bheek tak maangni pad rahi hai…poor sallu.

  • Amitabh bachachan is solely responsible for introducing crap masala fests like don , deewar, ka alia, shaan, lawaaris etc tabhi to hamein aaj real dons jaise dawood Abraham, choti shakeel aur crap movies jaise sultan , jail ho, prdp; dabang jaisi movies jawani pad rahi Hain. .shame on lambu bachachan. Proud of rajesh khanna Ji. ..

  • and there is an actor who selfproclaimed himself as king promotes his film in trains, railway stations…ha ha

  • Mr big b , u have no idea tat u r the real originator of degrading our indian cinema which was do classical ancient innocent. ..even though I belong to young generation but still I loves the golden age of Julian cinema 1950 to 1975. Wt have u done lambu. Tat we are tackling lallu tards films..

  • Our bhai goes to each and every serial as a guest
    To promote his film Chand ka tukdaa he did special cameo in a film Hum aapke hai kaun in 1994.

  • #Baahubali2 is speeding towards ? 400 cr… [Week 2] Fri 19.75 cr, Sat 26.50 cr, Sun 34.50 cr. Total: ? 327.75 cr Nett. HINDI. India biz….

  • Losers like kunal kohli gain publicity by this.. And sites like indicine promote them..

    I mean giving gyan to others is easy.. And when it comes to applying on yourself is difficult..

    Just look your carrier kunal kohli what u have given to industry.. Why don’t u get insipred by bahubaali and talk about making such films.. Instead you are talking rubbish by your tweets.. Some goes for that guy rgv and abhijeet chatu charya..

  • @chamankapoor : Your idol also had come on Big Boss and announced on camera that Salman Khan, the Bhai of Bollywood is biggest superstar of India. Do you believe it or your jadoo was doing a nautanki ??

  • Kunal Kohli himself a flop director, barring Hum Tum and Fanaa (which were moderate success) his movies were utter flop. There are various reasons of BB2, not all movies with content will do wonders. If that is the case movies like A Wednesday, Baby, Neerja and Queen would have been biggest grosser and if you are talking about big canvas we have witnessed some epic failures in Bombay Velvet, Veer, Asoka, Mohenjo Daro !!!!!!!!!!

  • Bahubali – The beginning set the platform for the conclusion with one of the most memorable mystery of cinema. Rajamouli is a genius !!!!!!!

  • Great everybody’s takin a potshot at bollywood and dr ways ….dey do need to look and introspect carefully ….while some of d criticism is just ridiculous …..
    Baahubali team didnt do ds …ddnt do dat …people wake up ..it was d most awaited sequel ….people wanted to see it….dat ensured dr was more dn enuff buzz which ensured producers dat dr wll b bums on seats in theatres initially aftr which d movie itself will tk care of it ….

    Now for a new movie how to create a buzz …surely u cnt release it just lk dat …now die hard fans of stars wll demselves ensure dey know abt dr fav star releases and will go to watch ..but what abt d others and dr r plenty of people who dnt come on sites lk indicine …or kp a tab on whats releasing whn …..so how do u reach out to dem and create an interest and urgency to watch dat movie in theatres….u gotta talk abt ur movie …so drz nothing wrong in going for tv promotions …tv has a huge reach ….though hv to say it was sort of an overkill ….so do it in a better way ….show d trailer in dat reality / comedy show …also play d trailers on tv more …mostly on GECs …i see ds is almost not happening any more ….songs r routinely played …..now silly QAthings embarrassing buffonery by anchors on
    shows….ds should b reigned in …kp it crisp …fun …brief …makhan marna kam …
    All dese guys tking potshots dnt provide solutions or innovation …bas stating d obvious while mocking….d publicity people need to hv better strategies for each project …..evryone doing d same routine thing becomes boring….and baahubali 2 is an exception…dnt go following it blindly … Look at d content …datz d most imp thing…secondly d cost for promotions shld b spent judiciously …lastly mk better movies …bigger smaller …lavish …budgeted…comedy …masala …drama …horror…action ..fantasy ….all in one …period drama …whatever mayb d case just mk a damn good movie …a damn entertaining movie…..look at baahubali 2/closely …its hero worship ..masala over d top…totally playing to gallery kind of movie but its done nicely on a big canvas bringing something new to d genre …executing in a way not already seen in hundred other movies…lastly release fewer movies in a year …gv breathing space to each film …focus on quality.not quantity….cnt spend every week on theatres

  • coming form the director who director thoda pyar thoda magic mujhse dosti karoge..shahid priyanka film.fanna hum tum lol

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