New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Monster budgets, towering stars, breath-taking action-Bollywood crafted a formula for sure-fire success in the days since the pandemic, churning out a series of blockbusters. However, viewer fatigue appears to be setting in, casting a cloud over similar movies in the pipeline, and raising an uncomfortable question: Is it time to move on?

Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR-starrer War 2, made for a budget of Rs.300-400 crore, had earned just Rs.184 crore at last count. Earlier, Salman Khan's Sikandar, made for Rs.200 crore, had made Rs.103 crore in domestic box office collections. Many trade experts say the formula has been overdone.

According to independent exhibitor Vishek Chauhan, there has been an "overkill" of these f...