In the context of Bollywood, an actor with larger face value and popularity is often considered a bigger filmstar than someone who has better range and acting skills. During a promotional interview for his film 'Dobaaraa', director Anurag Kashyap expressed his displeasure about this star system in our cinema.

Citing the example of Hollywood and Marvel in particular, he told Pinkvilla, "Mere ko star system se problem hai. Bahar Marvel not so well-known character actor ko leke launch karta hai, everybody gets a fair chance. Jab Titanic bani thi Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio arthouse actors the, same with Avatar. Hamare yaha ulta hai, jitni badi film utna bada star. You load the picture so much."

Pointing out another issue that's wrong with Bollywood, Anurag shared, "We don’t have transparency. Tell me two people who can come up with the same box office figure? When we will employ a proper system in place, that is when we will be able to reduce these unnecessary costs."

Bankrolled by Ekta Kapoor, 'Dobaaraa' is a sci-fi thriller starring Taapsee Pannu and Pavail Gulati.