India, Jan. 27 -- Bhushan Kumar's T-Series has started 2026 on a high. His recent production, Border 2, has taken a winning start at the box office, minting over Rs.150 crore worldwide in just three days. As the film sets box-office records, the filmmaker spoke with Hindustan Times about success, failure, and everything in between.

Border 2 started the success count for Bollywood this year. But a handful of other films that released that week and in the three weeks before it, were not successful. As we mention how Indian cinema has a roughly 90% failure rate, Bhushan agrees. "I can count on my fingers the number of films that work each year, and that is sad," says the T-Series top boss.

Addressing the perceived cut-throat competition in...