And non availability of dates from these stars could automatically mean delayed releases.���
Says Namrata Shanbhogue, media and entertainment expert with Enam Fin Consultants, ���The stars of Shahrukh, Akshay, Aamir, Salman are still major drivers of box office revenues. While the Hindi film industry might have produced many actors, it is still the top stars who rule the roost at the box office. Moreover, date availability being an issue, number of releases will see a decline.���
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With actors prices having zoomed up, the economics of movie making has been destroyed. The in-built inflation omnipresent in the film industry has been a major factor. Pritish Nandy, CEO, Pritish Nandy Communications, puts it best when he says, ���Number of films released going down was something that was bound to happen. The much publicised Pakistani film Khuda Ke Liye, despite a wide release across multiplexes could rake in only Rs 1.2 crore. The list of big banners which flopped was Ajay Devgan���s Halla Bol which clocked in Rs 15.9 crore, followed by Black & White, which marked Subhash Ghai���s come back, which managed just Rs 5.8 crore. The saving grace has been Race and Jodhaa Akbar, with collections of Rs 62 crore and Rs 61 crore respectively. In 2006 the number of releases for the same period was 28, 27 in 2007 while 2008 has seen only 19 releases so far. Besides, there was a drop in the number of releases during the 4 months.
With 19 films released in 2008, from January to April, the box office has seen just two hits ��� Race and Jodha Akbar. Despite the top studios making a beeline to enter Bollywood and the Indian Film industry���s growing prowess across markets, the first four months have been dismal at the box office.