Baahubali 2 vs Robot 2

2015 will be remembered as a year when two major Hollywood films, Fast and Furious 7 and Jurassic World, became the first to collect more than 100 crore at the Indian box office. It will also be remembered as the year when a dubbed regional film matched the might of Bollywood films – what with ‘Baahubali’ becoming the first Hindi dubbed film to collect 100 crore in India.

The next couple of years could pose a big threat to the Hindi film industry, as two big films ‘Baahubali 2’ and ‘Robot 2.0’ are scheduled to release in theatres. Both are potential 200 crore grosser and the budget of both those films is likely to be more than the production costs of some of the biggest Hindi films, featuring the biggest superstars in the country.

Akshay Kumar’s presence in ‘Robot 2.0’ will ensure pan-India appeal and the makers might opt to shoot the film in multiple language, thereby further increasing the appeal of the film.

There were reports earlier that it could be Arnold Schwarzenegger in Robot 2.0, but like we mentioned in one of our articles, it makes much better business sense to cast a top Bollywood superstar against Rajnikanth.

Since Indian films that belong to the superhero / action genre find it difficult to find an audience outside India, the value that Akshay adds to ‘Robot 2.0’ will be immensely helpful in increasing the footfalls in the domestic market. Also, top banners in the Hindi film industry haven’t really utilised Akshay’s talent or given him the big action films that he deserves. It’ll be interesting to watch him share screen space with the legendary Rajnikanth and also take him on as the main villain in the film.

Moving on to the directors of the two films, SS Rajamouli and Shankar have emerged as two directors from the south, who can do justice to mega-budget films. Their track record is terrific, what with most of their films going on to be the highest grossers of all time. Rajamouli has received several offers from Bollywood producers and corporate houses, but he has rejected all of them. Shankar too works on his own terms and prefers to work in his own film industry.

Coincidentally, the shooting of both films began at the same time. While Robot 2.0 / Enthiran 2.0 went on floors yesterday, the shooting schedule of Baahubali 2 began in Hyderabad today.

Which of the two films interests you more? Since most would pick both, that option won’t be available. Make a choice and pick one!

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