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flag 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.

flag 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. flag 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. flag Now preparing a sequel, he questions whether today’s film landscape can still embrace such artistic risks and unexpected success.

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