India, Sept. 5 -- Apart from a few successes like Chhaava, most big-budget Hindi films have struggled to make a strong impact at the box office this year. Karan Johar, who is backing Teja Sajja's Mirai, recently attended the press meet of the film and was seen defending Bollywood when asked about the underperformance of big-budget productions.

During the event, when Karan was questioned whether high production costs and inflated star fees were to blame, he dismissed the notion and stressed that "every film has its own destiny."

He explained, "It has also happened many times that there are very big stars in a film, and it has worked. So, this is not at all the case. All the actors have started understanding now that they have to contribu...