Adipurush director Om Raut calls Salman Khan and Prabhas 'flop-proof' stars; find out why

In a recent interview, filmmaker Om Raut said both Salman Khan and Prabhas are 'flop-proof' stars. The actor backed his statement with a reason.

Om Raut feels Salman Khan and Prabhas are 'flop-proof' stars. (Source: Twitter)

Salman Khan and Prabhas are two big stars of Indian cinema. They enjoy a massive fan following and are known to deliver hit movies at the box office. That said, filmmaker Om Raut feels both actors are 'flop-proof' stars. According to the Adipurush director, Prabhas and Salman's popularity remains unfazed by their box office failures. This statement by Om has caught everyone's attention on social media.

Om Raut calls Salman, Prabhas 'flop-proof stars'

Om Raut backed his statement about Salman Khan and Prabhas being 'flop-proof stars' with a reason. In a viral clip on social media, the Adipurush director said, "Actors like Prabhas and Salman Khan are flop-proof stars. They have a big fan following, a certain perception, and a certain image that doesn’t get affected by some flops. They are just beyond."

In the same interview, Om also spoke about the criticism of his directorial film Adipurush with Prabhas. The director believes that his movie did well at the box office. He feels that a film's criticism and its box office performance are two different things.

Also read: Director Om Raut: Adipurush isn’t Prabhas or Bhushan Kumar’s film, it’s India’s film

"In the case of Adipurush, the revenue was huge. The film did Rs 70 crore in India alone on the first day. Our box office still did Rs 400 crore [despite criticism]. So, the numbers are very large. It did so well at the box office," added Om.

Salman Khan and Prabhas' work front

Meanwhile, on the work front, Salman Khan will next be seen in AR Murugadoss' Sikandar. His upcoming Eid release also features Rashmika Mandanna, Sathyaraj and Prateik Babbar. The superstar's last theatrical release was Tiger 3 with Katrina Kaif.

As for Prabhas, he was recently seen in Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD. The sci-fi epic is one of the biggest blockbuster movies of this year. Prabhas shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Kamal Haasan in the magnum opus project. It had a theatrical release on June 27 and is now streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

Also read: Adipurush: Om Raut takes evasive action, alters key dialogues in the Prabhas, Kriti Sanon starrer

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