Uri to Thackeray: Bollywood's bet on political movies gets mixed response

While Uri hit the mark with its offering, becoming the first superhit from the Bollywood stable in 2019, others like The Accidental Prime Minister and Manikarnika failed to impress

The first quarter for Bollywood is traditionally a weaker one; however, this time the outlook was optimistic, given the slew of topical films set for release in the light of the upcoming general elections. Starting with Uri, which recounted the surgical strike conducted by the Indian armed forces, to biopics on political stalwarts like Balashaeb Thackeray and former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Bollywood had ample to offer.

However, a look at the box-office collections of the various political/nationalist-themed movies proves something that experts from the film trade have been observing over the past few years. In this age of social