India, Feb. 13 -- Recently, re-releases such as Sanam Teri Kasam, Tumbbad, and Rockstar among others witnessed massive success at the box office, while new releases struggled to make an impact. Amid discussions about whether re-releases are affecting the box office collections of new films, actor R Madhavan tells us that it's just a trend and won't last long.

The 54-year-old, whose 2001 film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein was re-released in theatres in August 2024, after a gap of 23 years, weighed in on the phenomenon: "I think it's driven by a nostalgia factor - people want to relive the experience of watching these films in theatres, especially those films which they did not fully appreciate when it originally released in theatres, like Reh...