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<ul class="summary-list"><li>In his first interview about the film, director <keyword id="10068689" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jason-woliner">Jason Woliner</keyword> revealed behind-the-scenes secrets to filming "<keyword id="10080250" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="borat-2">Borat 2</keyword>."</li><li>He told Insider that from the very first script he read, the plan was to get Rudy Giuliani on film.</li><li>Woliner also spoke about how he tried to talk star and filmmaker <keyword id="59920" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Sacha-Baron-Cohen">Sacha Baron Cohen</keyword> out of making a "Borat" sequel the first time they met for fear it might tarnish the legacy of the original.</li><li>The director revealed secrets behind the making of the movie, like the website they created for conservatives Jim and Jerry to find that would lead Borat to Tutar at the gun rally.</li><li>He also said that after the CPAC event scene in which Vice President Mike Pence appeared behind a podium, which was shot with iPhones and DSLR cameras, the secret service looked through their footage to make sure they weren't a threat.</li><li>The Tom Hanks cameo was a one-day shoot that came after Baron Cohen emailed Hanks and asked him if he would be in the movie.</li></ul>We have heard from Sacha Baron Cohen, his amazing costar <a href="https://www.insider.com/who-is-maria-bakalova-star-of-borat-2-duped-rudy-giuliani-10">Maria Bakalova</a>, and even some of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/every-borat-2-character-ranked-2020-10">real-life subjects</a> like the <a href="https://www.insider.com/borat-2-babysitter-movie-gofundme-campaign-jeanise-jones-amazon-stream-2020-10">fan-favorite babysitter</a> and bubbly <a href="https://www.insider.com/borat-2-macy-chanel-interview-2020-10">Instagram influencer</a>, but we still not had heard from the director of "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" - until now."I was sent this crazy encrypted link to an outline script," Jason Woliner told Insider in his first-ever interview about the hit film. "I opened it up and the name 'Borat' wasn't in it, but it took me about a page to realize he's probably not making a movie about a journalist from Guatemala named Sergio. I was like, holy s---, he's doing 'Borat 2.'"Woliner, whose previous work includes Adult Swim's "Eagleheart" and Comedy Central's "Nathan for You," signed on as the director soon after reading that script and has been on a whirlwind ride ever since, watching the sequel become as big - perhaps even bigger - than its predecessor.Woliner spoke to Insider about the making of the movie, which included dealing with the secret service, convincing Tom Hanks to make a cameo, and spending the entire production trying to get Rudy Giuliani on film.<div type="image" title="woliner_borat.JPG" height="1917" width="2557" msid="79685561" hostid="261"></div><h2>In his first meeting with Baron Cohen, Woliner tried to talk him out of making a 'Borat' sequel</h2>So where does this journey start for you?I was the first person Sacha called about directing this. I went into the meeting with him and Anthony Hines, who is a writer that's been involved in everything Sasha has done, Monica Levinson the producer, and a few other people. I told him I loved the script, but I came on very strong. I basically said that "Borat" is the funniest movie ever made and that it's almost certainly a mistake to do a sequel.I said in almost every version of this it's a disaster: most comedy sequels aren't good, the long-delayed sequels are extremely tough, and because of the nature of the movie, Borat is one of the most popular comedy characters of the last century so you have to find people who don't know who he is.So you gave them real talk right from the get-go. I don't know why I decided to do that. I just felt feisty that day, but I also gravitate towards projects that seem impossible. If something feels easy why spend two years of your life on it? How did everyone react to this, especially Sacha?Sacha of course was completely aware of all of it and agreed with everything I said. If I had to guess, I think he respected that I came in with eyes open that I knew what a daunting task it was. A couple of days later, I was invited to the writer's room for a week to see if I got along with Sacha and his writing team. It was the entire group of writers from the first movie and a few new ones. Two days in, I was offered the job and I never left.<div type="image" title="borat 2 amazon studios" height="768" width="1366" msid="79685564" hostid="261"></div><h2>The heartfelt scene between Jeanise the babysitter and Borat was not in the original script</h2>Back then, was the whole story laid out in front of you or was it constantly evolving?A little of both. From the very beginning, Sacha had a vision for the kind of overall story and theme of the movie. He wanted to make a movie that got out before the election that throws into focus what America has become under [President Donald] Trump and could make a meaningful impact. But at the same time, [he] also [wanted to] tell a compelling father-daughter story with the new character of Tutar. He had all that from day one.But the details came a thousand times a day. And then it changed in the biggest way when COVID came into the picture. We had to decide, do we stop or push on? But that thought didn't last long because we wanted this out before the election. And also, my big thing was if we do a movie about 2020 and not have the pandemic, it would be like setting a movie in the fall of 2001 and not mentioning 9/11.When COVID-19 hit the country and you halted production, did you have enough then to make a movie if you wanted to?We did not have a full movie when the lockdown began. We started shooting last fall and...we shot in [chronological] order. That's partially for performance reasons. It's great for the actors to track the emotion of the story. But also through the general structure and big ideas, the outline of the movie...always changed from shooting something.How so? It wasn't in the original plan to go back to Jeanise the babysitter at the end of the movie. But after shooting her that first time and falling in love with her, one of the writers had the idea of having Borat go back to her. Then that became the scene where he realizes he loves Tutar. We always knew Borat and Tutar would be separated and he would have to stop her from giving herself up to Rudy. It just became a question of how that happens?Exactly. So the idea came up with the babysitter. And it was important for me in this movie to not just be revealing negative qualities of real people. I remember very early on saying that the big difference to today and 2006 when the first "Borat" came out is watching someone revealing they are racist is not shocking and compelling as it was back then. I felt what would be more surprising is revealing people's positive qualities and patience. So that's what we hoped with Jeanise and she went way beyond. But that was also the case with Jim and Jerry, the lockdown guys. They aren't bad guys, they are just fed bad information.<div type="image" title="Jim and Jerry Borat 2 Amazon Studios" height="768" width="1366" msid="79685565" hostid="261"></div><h2>Woliner promises Jim and Jerry were not in on the joke</h2>I'm glad you brought up Jim and Jerry because my theory, and I feel I'm not the only one, is because you are shooting them during the pandemic, they had to have been in on the joke. Just in terms of safety and putting Sacha in that situation where he's with people for multiple days, they had to have known. Right?We had ways to make sure the people didn't know who Borat or Sacha was. It's this long process that's very delicate, but by the time they are on camera, we are certain they don't know. Jim and Jerry knew they were being filmed and we took the proper safety precautions - they were tested for COVID. But I can swear to you they were not in on it.They believed he was a real guy. And once they were living in the house, we pretty much put in robo-cams that are used in "Big Brother"-type shows because we wanted them to just live with him and relax. We just wanted them to be real.<div type="image" title="Woliner_by_CONSTANTIN AELENEI.JPG" height="1388" width="1851" msid="79685567" hostid="261"></div>Where were you?I was living in the house, too. I was in a different bedroom. I slept there. And I would sneak into Sacha's room at night with a writer or two and we would figure out what to do the next day. But for a lot of it, Sacha was on his own with these guys.But there were certain storylines we had to hit. We knew we wanted them to find Tutar on the computer. So that was the kind of thing where we set up a website and engineered it so when they searched for her they would find that site with her video. So they felt they really found her. For that, I was standing just a few feet away, and to watch that moment play out it was like watching a movie in real life. They really cared about Borat and wanted to help him.The only thing you don't see on camera is Jim and Jerry came to me and asked permission to take him to the rally so he could find his daughter. I was like, "Yeah, we can leave the house and do that." Though in reality, we had already been planning to get them to the rally and infiltrating that. Have you heard from Jim and Jerry since? No, I have not. And I haven't seen that anyone has been able to track them down yet. <div type="image" title="rudy giuliani" height="635" width="846" msid="79685568" hostid="261"></div><h2>Rudy Giuliani was the movie's main mark from the beginning</h2>Was going after Giuliani ever on your guys' minds before the pandemic?Here's the craziest thing: Giuliani was the name from day one. [Laughs.] Rudy was the name in the first version I read and what we didn't anticipate was the timing of everything. Rudy became very prominent again just before our movie came out.You're taking about the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-post-hunter-joe-biden-giuliani-red-flags-disinformation-2020-10">Hunter Biden communicating with Ukraine officials</a> story.Yeah. For the year and a half we were making this, he wasn't at the level of prominence he is now. But suddenly just before this came out, he was trying to make a big splash and a few days later <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/21/rudy-giuliani-faces-questions-after-compromising-scene-in-new-borat-film">The Guardian came out</a> with the piece on his scene in the movie and that just blew up. And from my vantage point, it discredited anything he was trying to do. <h2><div type="image" title="Borat 2 Amazon Studios" height="632" width="1200" msid="79685569" hostid="261"></div></h2><h2><keyword id="10159589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Maria-Bakalova">Maria Bakalova</keyword> did mock interviews to prepare for her scene with Giuliani</h2>When you do the actual interview with Giuliani, is Maria wearing an ear piece? Did you do mock interviews with her beforehand? How did you get her prepared?We did mock interviews and a lot of rehearsing because you don't know how these things are going to go. So instead of a script, we had a document that had every single scenario we could think up that could happen. "If this happens, you can do this." And we just rehearsed with her a lot of different scenarios the day of. But once she was in there, Maria was on her own. You only rehearsed the day of the interview?Yeah. Once we were back up and running during COVID, the pace was fast. We went to Washington to do the lockdown, then to the rally, and then a few other things before doing Rudy. We didn't have a lot of time between things.In the room, we <a href="https://www.insider.com/borat-2-sacha-baron-cohen-rudy-giuliani-scene-2020-10">built a cubby for Sacha</a> to be in and I was in a nearby room watching and texting with him and figuring out when he should come out and save her. We had a million ideas of how it could go and when he laid down on the bed my jaw hit the floor.<div type="image" title="Melania Borat 2 Amazon Studios" height="671" width="1111" msid="79685573" hostid="261"></div><h2>There's more of the Melania Trump animated movie we haven't seen</h2>How did the animation bit come about?It was an idea that came through the course of shooting. One of the writers came up with an idea that Tutar would have a Disney knock-off Melania story that she would watch as a way of showing her character's hopes and dreams. This company Titmouse did it. They did it all while we were filming the movie and they would send us rough versions and we would give notes.There's actually more of that animation. Ultimately only two short clips made it, but there is some more. We've talked about releasing it. <div type="image" title="Tom Hanks Borat 2 Amazon Studios" height="768" width="1366" msid="79685578" hostid="261"></div><h2>Sacha Baron Cohen emailed Tom Hanks to be in the movie</h2>How did you get Tom Hanks?[Laughs.] Once we came up with the idea that Borat would be COVID patient zero, someone had the joke that we see him stop in Sydney and he coughs on Tom Hanks. Sacha knows him and just sent him an email and we just crossed our fingers that he would be up for it. He said, "Sure." That was a scene we wanted to be very clear that was scripted and we weren't actually ambushing the most beloved man in America. And actually, I'm in that scene. I'm the guy trying to get the selfie and Borat interrupts.<div type="image" title="Mike Pence Borat 2 Amazon Studios" height="768" width="1024" msid="79685585" hostid="261"></div><h2>Woliner and his crew had to attend five hours of the Conservative Political Action Conference so as not to draw attention, but the secret service still caught them</h2>What was the hardest bit to pull off? The logistics of CPAC was intense. We had to put 12 camera operators in the audience and I had to plan out the [shooting] angles without ever being in the room beforehand. We were the first in line, that's how CPAC is done, you just line up. We lined up at 5 a.m., we didn't have media credentials, we were just attendees. All we had were iPhones and little DSLR 5D cameras. So I had to place all these camera operators in the room in a way so we can get the angles on Pence and angles on where Sacha is going to reveal himself. And then cameras on reaction shots of people. But I had to do that not looking suspicious to the security and secret service. If I'm running around looking like a director I would be caught out. To an outsider, it looks like we're pulling off a heist, but in reality, we're not doing anything illegal.We set it up and then we had to wait five hours. I had to listen to five hours of Republican speeches drumming up hysteria about socialism.And keeping tabs on Sacha who is <a href="https://www.insider.com/borat-2-craziest-things-filming-sacha-baron-cohen-2020-10">in the bathroom</a> this whole time, right?Yeah. We're texting the whole time. I'm on a thread with him and with all the camera operators, and the crew. Sacha comes in wearing a fat suit and a bullet proof vest in case the secret service thinks he's trying to kill the vice president. And he's got his Trump facial prosthetic which takes hours to put on. If the authorities asked him to take off the mask he couldn't just pull it off.<div type="image" title="&quot;Borat 2&quot;" height="1304" width="1738" msid="79685591" hostid="261"></div>This isn't like something out of "Mission: Impossible." He physically couldn't. It's much easier for Tom Cruise to take those heads off than it does in real life. [Laughs.] So because of that we also snuck into CPAC an Oscar-winning prosthetic makeup artist just in case Sacha was apprehended and demanded the face come off she would have the tools to do it.There's so much tension but I was also so bored because I had to listen for hours of the crowd being warned about how Bernie Sanders is going to socialize medicine. And I had to get up and cheer when everyone else did because if I didn't I would draw attention to myself. It was a crazy mix of terror and boredom. Then that night the secret service tracked us down to make sure we weren't a real threat [to the vice president].When did you know that you pulled it off and "Borat 2" may actually live up to the original movie?It was along the way. I remember feeling it was working in my gut after stuff like the debutante ball and the doctor in the crisis pregnancy center. When we had Borat and Tutar together it felt really funny and something we hadn't seen before. The great thing with working with Sacha is he never phoned it in, he was determined to make it as good as it could be and he was definitely aware of the legacy of the first movie. And when we ultimately had to show it through streaming instead of theaters, this felt so necessary just because how dark things had gotten in the world. If you could do a piece of <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword> that could make tens of millions of people laugh at the same time, even if you're stuck in your home, it felt like the closest thing to me of what the first movie felt like. We were somehow all experiencing this thing together. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="10580303" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="phoebe-dynevor">Phoebe Dynevor</keyword> said Daphne's masturbation scene was the most difficult "<keyword id="10435244" type="AGENCY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bridgerton">Bridgerton</keyword>" scene to film. </li><li>"That was the hardest scene to shoot," the actress told Glamour on Tuesday. </li><li>She said that Lizzy Talbot, the intimacy coordinator, was "protecting" her during the scene. </li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/phoebe-dynevor">Phoebe Dynevor</a> revealed the most challenging scene to film for Netflix's Regency drama "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bridgerton">Bridgerton</a>." - and it wasn't a partnered sex scene. After Simon Basset (played by <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/rege-jean-page">Regé-Jean Page</a>) instructs Dynevor's Daphne Bridgerton to touch herself in episode three, viewers watch the sheltered debutante masturbate for the first time. "That was the hardest scene to shoot," the 25-year-old British actress told <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/phoebe-dynevor-life-after-bridgerton">Glamour</a> on Tuesday, adding, "That's saying something, because there were a lot of difficult scenes to shoot."<div type="image" title="daphne bridgerton" height="900" width="1200" msid="80490009" hostid="261"></div>Season one of "Bridgerton," which was watched by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-says-bridgerton-is-its-biggest-debut-series-all-time-2021-1">82 million households worldwide</a> in its first month of release, is filled with steamy sex scenes, primarily between Simon and Daphne.While Dynevor admitted to feeling "vulnerable" while filming the scenes, she explained that they were all controlled."We did the intimate scenes like stunts - we blocked them out, so you have yoga balls in between you and all sorts of things that never make you feel exposed in any way. You always feel safe. I'd rehearse with Regé so much that we both knew what we were doing. It felt very practical," she explained. Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/phoebe-dynevor-daphne-first-bridgerton-scene-oral-sex-2021-1">'Bridgerton' star Phoebe Dynevor says the first scene she shot was her steamy sex scene with costar Regé-Jean Page</a><div type="image" title="Bridgerton" height="720" width="960" msid="80490010" hostid="261"></div>Dynevor said that filming the masturbation scene without a partner was a "different thing.""The stage directions are very specific: You have to [perform having] an orgasm. It's a difficult thing to rehearse, which means you don't. You just do it," she said. Lizzy Talbot, the set's intimacy coordinator, worked closely with Dynevor on the scene."If we didn't have an intimacy coordinator, it would be our director, who was a male, coming up to me and telling me what to do. That would have been awkward," the actress told Glamour.If the episode three director, Tom Verica, wanted to make any changes, Dynevor said he had to request them through Talbot. "I think it would have been a very difficult experience if Lizzy hadn't been on set protecting me and looking after me," the actress said. "No one wants to be told how to perform orgasm [on set] by a man."<div type="image" title="daphne bridgerton" height="900" width="1200" msid="80490011" hostid="261"></div>While Dynevor said she ultimately felt "safe" making the on-screen sex scenes, the actress avoided watching them in front of her family. "I had to sit there and fast forward on high alert with the remote control," she said during an interview on <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r3y4">BBC radio's "Steve Wright in the Afternoon"</a> in January, continuing, "We managed it just about."This story has been updated to reflect changes made to Dynevor's original interview with Glamour.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/bridgerton-yellow-traffic-lines-road-historical-inaccuracy-mistake-2021-1">Fans noticed there are modern yellow lines on a road in 'Bridgerton' even though cars didn't exist yet in 1813</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/phoebe-dynevor-talks-about-filming-bridgerton-star-during-pandemic-2021-1">Phoebe Dynevor says she 'can't imagine' filming season 2 of 'Bridgerton' during the pandemic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/phoebe-dynevor-defends-bridgerton-diversity-cast-interview-2021-1">'Bridgerton' star Phoebe Dynevor defends the show's diversity and says it has 'perfect casting'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/bridgerton-phoebe-dynevor-panic-attack-on-set-2021-1">'Bridgerton' star Phoebe Dynevor recalls having a 'full-blown panic attack' on set: I 'felt so out of my comfort zone'</a></li></ul>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>TikTokers noticed similarities between the sets for "<keyword id="10435244" type="AGENCY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bridgerton">Bridgerton</keyword>" and "<keyword id="2328640" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-crown">The Crown</keyword>."</li><li>For one, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Hastings seem to share a desk.</li><li>A source close to <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword> told Insider that some filming locations for the two series are the same.</li></ul>"Bridgerton" and "The Crown" have even more in common than you may have realized.Both series feature elite members of British society frequently decked out in <a href="https://www.insider.com/hidden-meaning-of-bridgertons-most-iconic-fashion-outfits-2021-1">their finest clothes</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/bridgerton-jewelry-hidden-details-meaning-significance-2021-1">eye-catching jewelry</a>. They're both streaming on Netflix. And now, fans are pointing out that they were possibly filmed on some of the same sets. On Tuesday, <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword> user <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rakhee_81?">@rakhee_81</a> posted a clip from "Bridgerton" with the text overlay "Have you been wondering why this room ('Bridgerton') looks so familiar?"The video goes on to point out that the same room is seemingly featured in both "The Crown" and "Bridgerton." In the sixth episode of the first season, Daphne Bridgerton, played by Phoebe Dynevor, walks into a big yellow room, pictured below, as the Duke of Hastings, played by Regé-Jean page, sits at a big table near the fireplace. <div type="image" title="bridgerton" height="1389" width="1853" msid="80522437" hostid="261"></div>The same room appears to have been featured in a few different episodes of "The Crown."The still below is from the sixth episode of season four, when Queen Elizabeth II, played by Olivia Colman, sits at the same big table in front of the fireplace.<div type="image" title="the crown" height="1393" width="1858" msid="80522443" hostid="261"></div>In both scenes, you can see the yellow wall mounted with dozens of pictures, the marble fireplace, and a stately golden clock placed on top of the fireplace. Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/bridgerton-actors-monitored-by-country-house-staff-sex-scenes-2021-1">'Bridgerton' director says actors were monitored by country-house staff during sex scenes to make sure they weren't breaking furniture</a>A source close to Netflix told Insider that some filming locations for the two series are the same.A lot of the comments under the TikTok video took particular notice of the framed photographs on either side of the fireplace."I remember watching 'The Crown' and remembering the room [because] of the horse portraits. They didn't change it a bit," one person wrote."They didn't even change out the photos," another commented.@rakhee_81 did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. <h2>A few other sets make an appearance in both series</h2>In a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rakhee_81/video/6922414706674224390">follow-up post</a>, @rakhee_81 also pointed out that the imposing room in the scene where Daphne and Simon go to talk to Queen Charlotte, played by <a href="https://www.insider.com/bridgerton-queen-charlotte-costume-bathroom-breaks-golda-rosheuvel-2021-1">Golda Rosheuvel</a>, is also featured in "The Crown" during a scene when Princess Diana, played by Emma Corrin, makes her way down the same hall. Mehera Bonner <a href="https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35160564/bridgerton-filming-locations/">wrote for Elle</a> in early January that the room where young debutantes make an entrance in front of the queen in the first episode of "Bridgerton" is also the backdrop against which <a href="https://www.insider.com/princess-diana-wedding-dress-one-major-flaw-royal-embroiderer-2021-1">Princess Diana</a> takes dancing lessons in season four, episode three of "The Crown." <div type="image" title="daphne bridgerton" height="1387" width="1850" msid="80522448" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="princess diana emma corrin" height="1374" width="1832" msid="80522453" hostid="261"></div>Bonner wrote that the room pictured in the two stills above is inside <a href="https://www.wiltonhouse.co.uk/">Wilton House</a>, which is located near Salisbury in England.The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wiltonhousepmh/?utm_source=ig_embed">official Instagram account</a> for Wilton House confirms in its bio that it served as a "key location" for the filming of both shows."Bridgerton" follows <a href="https://www.insider.com/real-ages-bridgerton-cast-versus-characters-2021-1">characters</a> in London in the 1800s as they navigate romantic entanglements and the city's hectic social scene. <a href="https://www.insider.com/the-crown-netflix-uk-government-health-warning-fan-reactions-2020-12">"The Crown"</a> is a dramatized version of the lives of the members of the UK royal family. Insider reporter Melissa Wiley <a href="https://www.insider.com/netflix-bridgerton-design-details-you-missed-hidden-meaning-easter-eggs">previously wrote</a> about the role these sets play in the plot and character development for "Bridgerton."For example, the Bridgerton family's home is decorated with blue and white, which hints at their polished status as an old-money family. 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Eagle-eyed TikTokers realized 'Bridgerton' and 'The Crown' filmed several scenes at the exact same locations

<ul><li>Sara Ali Khan and <keyword id="2104801" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kartik-Aaryan">Kartik Aaryan</keyword> starrer <keyword id="45608" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Love-Aaj-Kal">Love Aaj Kal</keyword> failed to woo audiences in metro cities. So far it earned ₹25.95 crore. </li><li>Love Aaj Kal 2 collected ₹12 crore on the day of release. It saw 40% decline in its collection on day two taking the total Saturday collections to ₹8 crore. On Sunday, it earned ₹6 crore. </li><li>Considering that Sara was trolled for her performance and the reviews were tepid, experts believe the film may make a business of only ₹40 crore overall. </li></ul> Sara Ali Khan might be facing the toughest battle ever that a starkid would ever have to face. Her movie Love Aaj Kal 2 is a sequel to her father Saif Ali Khan’s superhit and so far, it looks like it may not match up. It earned ₹25.95 crore for the first weekend which is ₹2 crore lower than what the original earned in its first weekend - 11 years back. Even when it is not an apples to oranges comparison, the sequel starring <keyword id="2214479" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karthik-Aaryan">Karthik Aaryan</keyword> and Randeep Huda, did not live up. While Sara might not be able to replicate her father’s success of the past, her movie did much better than Saif Ali Khan’s latest release - Jawaani Janeman which earned ₹27.15 crores crore on the first weekend. <div type="twitter" handle="SumitkadeI" handlename="Sumit kadel" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1210453973435478017/o_RGPLA__normal.jpg" favoritecount="209" retweetcount="28" status="#LoveAajkal Friday- ₹ 12.10 cr Saturday- ₹ 7 cr Sunday- ₹ 6.85 cr First weekend- ₹ 25.95 cr nett. Film lifetime… https://t.co/jrruZKQxCj" createdat="1581905726000" id="1229227825187577856"></div>

 The prospects of Love Aaj Kal 2 are not too good, either. Considering that Sara was trolled for her performance and the reviews were tepid, experts believe the film may make a business of only ₹40 crore overall. Moreso, its collections are falling by the day. Love Aaj Kal 2 collected ₹12 crore on the day of release. It saw 40% decline in its collection on day two taking the total Saturday collections to ₹8 crore. On Sunday, it earned ₹6 crore. <div type="twitter" handle="taran_adarsh" handlename="taran adarsh" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1440352704/profile_pic_taran_normal.jpg" favoritecount="6616" retweetcount="316" status="#LoveAajKal dips on Day 2... Shocking part is, the decline has come at metros/multiplexes, which is its target audi… https://t.co/hkGEWooM23" createdat="1581830022000" id="1228910301510131712"></div>

 “The film could face a bloodbath over the weekdays considering this weekend trend and its just about how bad it will be as the film has no chance of survival. It goes without saying the buyers will lose huge amounts of money,” <a href="https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5927">reported Box office India</a>. Love Aajkal explores how the concept of love changed between 1990 and 2020. It has two love stories — one set in Udaipur in the early 1990s and the other in modern day Delhi. It also features <keyword id="16675" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Randeep-Hooda">Randeep Hooda</keyword> and debutante <keyword id="2007295" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arushi-Sharma">Arushi Sharma</keyword> in key roles. Karthik Aryan and Sara Ali Khan became the talk of the town ever since Khan revealed that she had a crush on Aryan on Koffee with Karan. Considering their chemistry, <keyword id="8787954" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="sumit-kadel">Sumit Kadel</keyword> believed that the film may earn between ₹38 crore and ₹42 crore on its first weekend. Moreover, it could have stayed strong a<a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/love-aaj-kal-box-office-prediction-sara-ali-khan-kartik-aryan-romantic-saga-may-see-grand-opening/story/396160.html">nd made a business of ₹100 crore in its first week.</a> But both the critics and the public trolled the film on Twitter. Kadel said the film was a “cinematic catastrophe.” A lot of people have slammed Director Imitiaz Ali for telling the "#LoveAajKal packs a solid total on Day 1... Got a boost due to #ValentinesDay2020... Metros are excellent, contribute to the big total... Tier-2 cities and mass belt ordinary/low... Will it collect in double digits on Day 2 and 3, is the big question... Fri ? 12.40 cr. #India biz," trade analyst <keyword id="107593" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Taran-Adarsh">Taran Adarsh</keyword> tweeted. In the meanwhile, Tanhaji which was released on January 10 is going strong at the box office <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/tanhaji-box-office-collection-ajay-devgn-film-earns-rs-270-crore-so-far/story/396296.html">and has collected ₹270 crore overall. </a> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/weekend-collection-report-of-ajay-devgns-tanhaji-and-deepika-padukone-chhapaak-movie/articleshow/73222694.cms">Ajay Devgn’s Tanhaji moves the masses while Chhapaak fails to make a splash</a>

Sara Ali Khan’s Love Aajkal fails to replicate the original magic — even with a V-Day boost

<ul><li>The <keyword id="8730685" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Duff-Phelps-celebrity-brand-valuation-report">Duff &amp; Phelps’ celebrity brand valuation report</keyword> reveals the new faces that bagged the most number of brand endorsements in 2019. </li><li>The list includes national award winner <keyword id="2618061" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vicky-Kaushal">Vicky Kaushal</keyword> and recent entrants like Tara Sutaria, who is the celebrity brand ambassador of the global makeup brand <keyword id="2140856" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bobbi-Brown-Cosmetics">Bobbi Brown Cosmetics</keyword> and <keyword id="3273962" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Janhvi-Kapoor">Janhvi Kapoor</keyword> — signed by Reliance Retail. </li><li> <keyword id="6354535" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ayushmann-khurrana">Ayushmann Khurrana</keyword>, Kartik Aaryan and Tiger Shroff featured in more than 10 endorsements last year. </li><li>The shift in focus from established celebrities to new faces across the advertising and media industry over the past year explains the theme “New is Gold”.</li></ul>The world of <keyword id="145279" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Celebrity-endorsements">celebrity endorsements</keyword> in ringing in the new and how. Ayushmann Khurrana, <keyword id="2214479" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karthik-Aaryan">Karthik Aaryan</keyword> and Vicky Kaushal - won over 10 brand endorsement deals each, last year. Other new-age actors like debutante Tara Sutaria and Jahnavi Kapoor also bagged more endorsements than movies in 2019. The actor who took the cake however was Ayushmann Khurrana who not only made it to number 10 on the list by <a href="https://www.duffandphelps.in/-/media/assets/pdfs/publications/valuation/celebrity-brand-valuation-report-2019.ashx">Duff &amp; Phelps’ celebrity brand valuation report</a>, also endorses a whopping 17 brands. With three hits last year with movies that are based on offbeat stories and smaller budgets — he is called Bollywood's Mr Return on Investment. Looks like brands are rushing in to invest him in too. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Celebrity </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Movies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Endorsements </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ayushmann Khurrana </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">17 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kartik Aryan </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">16 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tiger Shroff </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">16 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Disha Patani </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">15 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kriti Sanon </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">14 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rajkummar Rao </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">13 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Taapsee Pannu </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">11 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Vicky Kaushal </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">10 </td></tr></tbody></table> “This year we saw the new generation celebrities make it to the top 20. Apart from the celebrities who were featured in last year’s study, this year, we have Ayushmann Khurrana (rank 10), Tiger Shroff (rank 17) and Rohit Sharma (rank 20) with a cumulative brand value of $87.5 million,” said Aviral Jain, managing director of Duff &amp; Phelps. A few new age celebrities like Tara Sutaria bagged global deals. The actress who is two films old is now the brand ambassador of the global makeup brand Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Janhvi Kapoor however is now a part of India’s top company — Reliance Retail. Kartik Aaryan, Tiger Shroff bag over 10 deals Actors who saw the most hits last year - like Kartik Aaryan and Tiger Shroff - bagged over 10 endorsements last year. In total, Aaryan who delivered three consecutive hits which made more than Rs 100 crore - now endorses 16 brands. He will soon hit the screens again with his feature in the sequel of Love AajKal. Tiger Shroff who was a part of last year’s top grosser War, too has 16 endorsements in his kitty. Actress Disha Patani who is a rage on Instagram has 15 endorsements. Kriti Sanon and <keyword id="699893" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Taapsee-Pannu">Taapsee Pannu</keyword> won 11 deals last year. Rajkummar Rao did not have a successful run last year. But he too has 13 endorsements in his kitty including Maggi. “Their strong millennial connection landed them multiple endorsement deals,” the report concluded. The shift in focus from established celebrities to new faces across the advertising and media industry over the past year explains the theme “New is Gold”. Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is recognised as the most valued celebrity for the third year in a row. “National award winner Ayushmann Khurrana, dancing wizard Tiger Shroff and hitman Rohit Sharma grabbed 10th, 17th and 20th spots, respectively. The overall brand value of the top 20 celebrities in 2019 is estimated at USD 1.1 billion, an increase of 25% from last year,” the report said. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/advertising/brands/article/virat-kohli-continues-to-be-the-most-valuable-celebrity-with-a-brand-value-of-237-5-million/articleshow/73954865.cms">Virat Kohli continues to be the most valuable celebrity with a brand value of $237.5 Million: Duff &amp; Phelps Study</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/check-out-top-10-personalities-name-in-2019-google-search/articleshow/72470520.cms">Vicky Kaushal, Rishabh Pant, and Abhinandan Varthaman among the top 10 personalities that Indians googled this year</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/youtuber-bhuvan-bam-of-bb-ki-vines-makes-to-forbes-30-under-30-list/articleshow/73952923.cms">Youtuber Bhuvam Bam is having a wonderful year - from World Economic Forum to Forbes India's 30 under 30 list</a>

From Ayushmann Khurrana to Vicky Kaushal and Kartik Aaryan, millennial stars are beating legacy actors for brand endorsements

<ul><li>BJP-Sena combine win 161 seats, Congress and allies win 98 and others in 29.</li><li>Sharad Pawar comes back from the shadows to drive his party NCP to better-than-expected performance. </li><li>The seat sharing and negotiations will get tougher after Sena has made its stance of equal sharing, clear.</li></ul>The Bharatiya Janata Party-Sena alliance won 161 seats while the Congress-NCP combine won 98 seats. Independents and other parties managed to win around 29 seats, as per election commission. While the results came as per expected, it did not match the sky high expectations of poll pundits and other experts. A few exit polls even predicted over 225 seats for the BJP combine but NCP make a comeback under the active campaigning of Sharad Pawar who did not contest in this election himself. "Those who have rebelled have not done well," commented Pawar speaking to the media today. The 78 year old put up a tough fight by campaigning extensively even during rains, even as he was being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. In fact, a large number of MLAs and other assemblymen had quit the party right before the elections. Shiv Sena too won more seats than expected in 48 constituencies. It is now all set to make a significant contribution to the Maharashtra government. "We (Amit Shah and himself) have agreed on a portfolio number and we expect to stick to that," said Uddhav Thackeray speaking to the press today. His son Aaditya Thackeray won his first election in the Worli constituency with over 25,000 vote margin. Sena's better than expected win could cause cracks in the fragile bond between the coalition partners, as Sena might now seek a higher representation in the ministry. Poll analysts believe that Sena might now propose a rotational chief ministership and even the deputy chief minister's post. <table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"></td><td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">Won </td> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">Leading </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> BJP-Shiv Sena </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">161 </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">0 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> Congress-NCP </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">98</td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> Others </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">29</td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">0</td> </tr> </tbody></table> The vote share percentages over the last assembly elections however remained on similar lines. <table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor:text1;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> </td> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 2019 vote share </td> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 2014 vote share </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> BJP </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 26.2% </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 28% </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> Shiv Sena </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 17.7% </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 19.9% </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> Congress </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 15.6% </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 18.1% </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> NCP </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 16.7% </td> <td style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-themecolor:text1;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> 17.4% </td> </tr> </tbody></table> Maharashtra was once a Congress stronghold but few remember it to be so. Even fewer debate the ability of the ruling Sena-BJP government to come into power. In fact, all the discussion is around the number of seats that the ruling government will win. A few exit polls even predicted that it will cross 220 out of the total seats of 288. These numbers are mostly based on how the state voted in for the Lok Sabha elections. But in spite of being dubbed Maharashtra’s Modi, the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis a debutante has a new set of problems. For one, a lot has changed since Modi came into power—and not for the better. The country is growing at a slower pace, and many industries like the auto sector have come to a grinding standstill. The state contributes around 12% to the country’s GDP with its capital also being the country’s financial capital. It also bears the worst of the ongoing slowdown. The state’s cultural capital isn’t doing too well either as Pune’s auto component and manufacturing sector is at the receiving end of job crisis. But the Fadnavis government has done what few states could—in the last five years—reduce its debt <a href="https://www.opindia.com/2019/10/poll-promise-vs-performance-of-devendra-fadnavis-govt-in-maharashtra/">by around</a> 9%. Moreover , the state’s fiscal deficit also reduced slightly. The government also claims to have kickstarted many irrigation projects that remained stalled during the Congress rule. In fact, NCP supremo’s son Ajit Pawar was the center of a massive irrigation scam in the last decade. But, the ruling government said that it brought 13 lakh hectares of land under irrigation during the tenure. But not all farmers are happy. Though they are being able to produce more, they are unhappy with the government’s attitude to minimum support prices. In fact, not one but two large protests were taken up by farmers as they marched from Nasik to Mumbai seeking a bailout package along with price support. Sharad Pawar who is not contesting this time around but campaigned extensively, took it up as a poll issue. In-fighting with Sena The state government has faced many internal headwinds as well. The allies Shiv Sena and BJP are not up in arms. This alliance was forged before Modi came into power in 2014 when few knew that BJP would have a far-reaching mass appeal. At the central level too, BJP as a party is getting stronger and its local Saffron cousin isn’t too impressed with the treatment. BJP is also turning a lot more assertive in the state. It has put its own candidates to fight in Sena strongholds of Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindudurg—which are traditional Sena bastions. In a ludicrous manner, BJP calls it a ‘friendly fight’. Sena party chief Uddhav Thackeray is not impressed. Shiv Sena which was formed by his father, Bal Thackeray, is formed on deep rooted connections with the soil and takes pride in it. A national level party wrenching control of it, hurts it at many levels. 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Pretty much every imaginable bank is here to scope out the competition and keep their finger on the pulse - Dutch bank ABN Amro alone has sent 11 people - and I've spotted attendees as esoteric as representatives from both the Government of Ontario and Kenya.The conference has been running around the world since 2007 and this week's event in London is the second biggest, just pipped by last September's conference in New York. Everyone I've spoken to is surprised at just how busy it is.Clearly, fintech is not just hot - it's steaming. But is the market overheating?A venture capitalist bumped into shortly after arriving mentioned without prompting that they were keen to see how "frothy" the market is right now. Less than half an hour later I overheard an employee of a European banking software company saying: "Anyone with a bright idea is starting a company and it's just exploding."It seems like there's a creeping feeling that every man and his dog is piling into the fintech market right now, chasing the bountiful cash flooding into the sector. But just how viable or sustainable many of the businesses popping up remains to be seen.Georg Ludviksson, <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/meniga-signs-deal-with-santander-2015-11">CEO of Iceland's Meniga</a>, which makes personal finance apps, told me: "Wherever there's a lot of VC investment there'll be froth."Meniga was founded back in 2008 and so has seen the hype around fintech build. Ludviksson is bullish on fintech, believing there are plenty of startups out there that will change the market. But even he admits: "There's a lot of investment but I don't know how much of it will come to something."A senior banker at a US investment bank who has worked on several private fintech investment deals over the last year told me at the conference that there's a growing skepticism among investors.He's seeing increasing value adjustment in the market as investors do stricter due diligence and reassess how much fintech companies are really worth. Revenues and market share are becoming a lot more important than just smart ideas and potential.But Alex McCracken, managing director of venture services at Silicon Valley Bank, says that there's actually less froth in fintech that there have been in many other tech markets in the past, such as e-commerce for example."The hurdles of getting into growth stage in fintech are higher because there are regulatory and compliance hurdles," says McCracken. "It's pretty obvious to spot the people who do know them, from those that don't. 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