Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan believes that the presence of stars in a movie help in widening its reach.
"Big stars are definitely beneficial for the film because the reach is more. More people come and watch your film, but (ultimately) it (the footfalls) depends on the film," Sriram told IANS.
Talking about his forthcoming movie Badlapur, which stars Varun Dhawan, Yami Gautam and Huma Qureshi, he said: "For this film, we didn't need a big star. When I signed Varun for Badlapur, he was just one film old and now he has become a star."
In the past, Sriram has directed movies like
Ek Hasina Thi,
Johnny Gaddaar and
Agent Vinod. His last movie as a director,
Agent Vinod, released in 2012. (Also read -
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Why take such a long gap between his films?
He said: "I don't get scripts easily, and I take time to write it.
Badlapur is actually my fastest film."