Why Salman Khan’s 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' has surpassed 'Bahubali'

 

1) Both Bahubali and Bajrangi Bhaijaan have made headlines for more reasons than one. Both films managed to garner huge collections at the box office. While one had the star backing of Karan Johar, the other had the star himself Salman Khan! Both the films released a week apart in theatres, but did wonders. Read on to know some interesting reasons as to why Bajrangi Bhaijaan could beat Baahubali in the number game

2)  Star factor
Salman Khan as the leading hero in Bajrangi Bhaijaan was a crowd puller. All the 'bhai' fans made sure that the film receives huge advance bookings. Bajrangi Bhaijaan was also publicised well in Bollywood and hence received a lot of attention. The film also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan opposite Salman, a hit jodi which has worked wonders in the past. The star value of the film is bigger as compared to the popularity of Prabhas and Rana Daggubati from Bahubali. This factor drives more audiences towards Bajrangi…, over Bahubali. 

3) Bollywood's support
A lot of celebrities attended the screening of Bahubali as well as Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Both the films were showered with praises from all quarters. However, it was Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan who gave a huge push to the film's promotions by sharing the first look of it. Moreover, Aamir, who attended a special screening of the film during Eid, was all praise for it. He also turned emotional after watching the film and had given a positive response to it. 

 

4) Humanitarian angle

The premise of Bajrangi Bhaijaan is that of humanity, with a backdrop of India-