DOOSRE HISSE KA KISSA

With many big-budget films releasing in two parts, experts explain the reasons behind this emerging trend

- Mugdha Kapoor and Rishabh Suri

The trend of multi-part films in Indian cinema is growing, with recent blockbusters like Pushpa (2021), Animal (2023), Salaar (2023), and Kalki 2898 AD following a two-part format. Upcoming films such as Ramayana and Kanguva also been announced as two-part outings. Filmmaker-writer Koratala Siva, whose movie Devara has two parts, says, "As a writer, I'd love to narrate the story in one part. But if the story is too big and has too many characters, we need to tell it in parts."