Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas has gained popularity in the Northern belt with the dubbed versions of his films over the years. Based on the views on YouTube, he made a direct entry into Bollywood.
Unfortunately, he chose a remake Rajamouli's Chatrapathi as his debut project, assuming it was a good choice. He selected Vinayak as the director, who is known for handling action subjects well. Despite a well-executed setup, the end result was disappointing.
Yes, the Hindi version of the movie Chatrapati received a lot of negative feedback today. It failed to please any section of the audience. This is primarily because the filmmakers did not update this 18 year old film to the present time.
The movie Chatrapati, originally starring Prabhas as the hero, was released in 2005. The remake is being made after 18 years, which is almost two generations later. Therefore, it is crucial to consider the audience's taste, particularly the sensibilities of Bollywood, and make necessary changes to the story.
However, it is unclear whether the intention was to preserve the original or if it was due to carelessness during the rework, but the remake was made. Consequently, the Bollywood audience did not appreciate this new Chatrapati. Rajamouli's Chatrapati had incredible emotional depth, which was its strength. Unfortunately, this Hindi version lacked that emotion.
During remakes, it is important to capture the essence of the story. However, even that effort seems absent in the Chatrapati remake. Scenes were also not changed to avoid criticisms of ruining the original. Although attempts were made to cater to the current generation with different camera angles, all those efforts failed.
In the end, even Bellamkonda received huge flak stating that he did not impress the Bollywood audience. There were reviews stating that the tall and muscular hero did nothing more than beating up bullies, and the actress Nushrat Barucha delivered her worst performance of her career. Some comments label the Chatrapati remake as one of the worst in recent times.
Bellamkonda had high hopes for this movie and took a risk by venturing into Bollywood. However, he did not achieve the desired outcome. Bollywood critics believe his mistake was selecting Chatrapati for his debut.
After Prabhas became a sensation in Bollywood with Baahubali, many people watched the Hindi version of Chatrapati, in which he starred. Consequently, they began making comparisons with that movie to this new version. This Hindi version of Chatrapati failed to match the original at any stage.
