Would Bharat Be The Lengthiest Film Of Salman’s Career?

Considering  it spans more than  70 years of storytelling  , would  Salman’s Eid release Bharat be the  lengthiest  film  of  his career?

Apparently not. Director Ali Abbas Zafar informs   me that that  the  film’s running  time is approximately  2 hours 35  minutes. This  is  relatively shorter than Salman’s Sultan which was  2 hours and  50 minutes long and  Bajrangi  Bhaijaan which  clocked at  2 hours 43  minutes.

A  concerted effort has been  made to keep  the length in  check  this time. Trade  insiders say  lengthy  films stand a  greater risk of being rejected.

Says  Bihar exhibitor Kishan Damani,  “Audiences  don’t have the patience  to sit through a film which is  three hours long. No matter how much   story there  is  to  tell, it has to be condensed to keep audiences’ attention . Some of  Salman’s recent films were  long.It’s good that Bharat is  not that lengthy.It means  more shows in every theatre this Eid.”

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Every Eid release  of  Salman Khan from  2008 onwards has been a  major hit, except  Tubelight  in Eid 2017  and   Race  3 in 2018  which bombed.  It’s therefore imperative  for  Salman to score a hit with Bharat and reclaim  his Eid slot as his own. A hat-trick of Eid flops  would spell trouble  for his career.

Salman Khan’s Eid Hits:

Wanted(2009),  Dabangg(2010), Bodyguard(2011), Ek Tha Tiger(2012),  Kick(2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan(2015),  Sultan(2016).

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