Vikramaditya Motwane is not happy with the screen space and distribution of Allu Arjun’s mega-blockbuster ‘Pushpa 2’. The ‘CTRL’ filmmaker recently expressed his disappointment over the screen space that ‘Pushpa 2’ got and how the film’s stupendous success has made Golden Globe nominee and Cannes winner Payal Kapadia’s film ‘All We Imagine as Light’ a complete failure. Kind of finished.
Vikramaditya Motwane congratulated Payal Kapadia
Recently, Vikramaditya Motwane took to his Instagram Stories to congratulate All We Imagine as Light director Payal Kapadia for bagging two nominations at the Golden Globe Awards 2025.
Speaking about his disappointment that his film could not make it to the big screen, while films like ‘Pushpa 2’ continue to enjoy multiple daily shows. Sharing screenshots of multiple screenings of Pushpa 2, Vikramaditya wrote, “And yet, Payal’s incredible success will mean a lot to us because we will throw her film out, not let it breathe or find an audience, and there will be 36 Congratulations for showing one film in one day in the same multiplex.
Vikramaditya takes a dig at multiplex chains for monopolized screening
The ‘Udaan’ director shared a screenshot of a review and said, “It’s not like we should start feeling sorry for our favorite multiplex series (yes, you know the one). Their strong after their “The irony of it being.” This has been done many times before with producers…”
“Either way, this is a terrible precedent to set. Multiplexes cannot and should not be monopolized in this way. It would be disastrous if every major film started doing this.”
For those unaware, Rana Dabbugati’s production house picked up AWIAL for screening across India. However, due to the various screenings of the film across the country, many fans pointed out the disparity in screenings, with the film being removed due to limited shows or empty theaters.
About Pushpa 2
Meanwhile, Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2’ is the sequel to the 2021 pan-India super-hit film ‘Pushpa’. Directed by Sukumar, ‘Pushpa 2’ stars Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil. While the first Pushpa film was a big hit, ‘Pushpa 2’ took only 2 days to break the record of its prequel and grossed over Rs. 600 crores till Tuesday.
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