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Director Shekhar Kapoor's 1983 film *Masoom* bombed at first but became a cult hit after selling out, raising questions about today’s ability to embrace artistic cinema.
Director Shekhar Kapoor recalled the rocky debut of his 1983 film *Masoom*, which opened to empty theaters and faced abandonment by distributors, with a black marketeer warning him against making "article films"—a term he later understood as artistic cinema.
Despite early despair, the film surged in popularity by the following week, becoming a cult hit with sold-out screenings, though Kapoor remains puzzled by the sudden turnaround.
Now preparing a sequel, he questions whether today’s film landscape can still embrace such artistic risks and unexpected success.
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La película de 1983 del director Shekhar Kapoor, *Masoom* fue un éxito inicial, pero se convirtió en un éxito de culto después de que se agotaron las entradas, planteando preguntas sobre la capacidad actual de abrazar el cine artístico.