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The Times of India
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Entertainment
Bharti Dubey and Karen Pereira | etimes.in

Box office hits without Bollywood A-listers: The changing dynamics of star power

The Indian film industry has long been synonymous with glitz and glamour, where the fate of a movie is often hinged on the star power of its lead actors. However, in recent years, this long-held belief has begun to shift.

At a time when films like Nag Ashwin's 'Kalki 2898 AD' with its ensemble star cast including Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan is ruling the box office, a parallel branch of cinema is emerging where films without any major celebrity or inflated budgets are making significant strides at the box office.

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