The larger picture is actually more insidious and alarming. The underworld, once content with B-grade glamour, has gone upmarket. A few well-placed calls and a project comes together. It is completed in six to eight months. Distributors queue up with cash.
Money flows in.
They collect their table profit of Rs 6 crore to Rs 10 crore and go home. Whether the film is a hit or a flop is irrelevant. Extortion is even easier. Why bother with small fries when the big names are willing to buy peace with a few crores. Currently 35 industry names are being provided 24-hour security by the police.