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When a mighty tree falls down, the ground around it shakes. A prominent politico might have hurt a community's sentiments by quoting these lines after communal violence. But it holds good in several situations. Films, for example. When a small time actor experiments or even delivers a formula flick that flops, it might not be such a huge blot in his career, it might in fact not even be remembered after a while, or after their next movie, whichever comes first.
But in the case of a big star, the consequences become as big as the star. Maybe future chances are not really affected, but a reputation is tarnished, or a new one formed. They are laughed at, taunted, mimicked and mimed, and the flop is mentioned each time a cynic wants to prove a point. Sometimes it is talked about more than the star's blockbuster(s), which can be unfair, but whoever said life was fair? The opposite of a blockbuster is disaster and every big star has tasted the bitterness of a disaster as much as the syrupy sweetness of a success or the heady ecstasy of a blockbuster.
Mrugaraju (2001)
'Naam Hota Hai Toh Badnaam Bhi Hota Hai'. These lines are as true as they come, and Chiranjeevi and family will agree with it wholeheartedly. Mega Star and Power Star might have mega hits and a powerful pull at the BO, but heavy contradictions arise in the form of Mrugaraju, an embarrassing super flop delivered by the mega star seconded by Anji, a marathon that was six years in the making.
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