Bollywood actor Rajesh Sharma is one of those artists whom the audience would recognise more easily by face than his name. The actor has portrayed a large variety of roles in movies like The Dirty Picture MS Dhoni: The Untold Story Tanu Weds Manu Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and 3 as well as in web series like Paatal Lok and others. Before venturing into Hindi films he also made a mark in Bengali cinema. His talent and commanding screen presence are undeniable. Rajesh Sharma Exposes Box Office Manipulation Rajesh Sharma who has been in showbiz for 25 years spoke about the manipulation behind box office numbers and how audiences are no longer shown accurate reports. While discussing his previous film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and its Rs 400 crore success the actor expressed that box office reports in todays scenario are not genuine. During a chat with india.com Sharma said Phele kya hota tha genuine khabar hoti thi. Agar film ne silver jubilee ki hai toh hit hai aur nahi hai toh semi-hit hai. Aaj kal box office chahye South ka ho ya Bollywood ka ho manipulation hogya hai aap manipulate karte hai. Audience ko exact khabar nhi hai ki Pushpa 2 ne kitna paisa kamaya hai ya Singham ne ya Bhool Bhulaiyaa ne. Vo figure jo aapko dikhate hai aap vahi maante hai aapko malum hi nhi hai you dont know. (Earlier the news used to be genuine. If a film had a silver jubilee it was considered a hit and if not it was labelled a semi-hit. These days whether its a South film or a Bollywood one theres manipulation involved; they manipulate the numbers. The audience isnt given the exact information and how much Pushpa Singham or Bhool Bhulaiyaa earned. The figures they show you what you believe but you have no idea- you dont know the truth. Reflecting how box office numbers were more authentic in the past as compared to present Sharma stated Han vo box office naapnae ka parameter tha vo humare pass tha agar koi film 25 week chal rahi hai theatre main toh matlab isne itna paisa kamaya hai. Aaj kal toh koi film 2 din main Rs 200 crore kama raha hai koi 3 din main Rs 400 crore kama raha hai kuch samaj nhi hai. (Earlier the parameter for measuring box office success was clear-if a film ran for 25 weeks in theatres it meant it had earned a significant amount. Today however films are making Rs 200 crore in just two days or Rs 400 crore in three days and its hard to make sense of it.) The actor added that box office numbers are just being fed in audiences mind without any confirmation Yaar koi ek toh reason hona chahiye ab jo aapko dikhaya jata hai vo mana parta hai. Yeh aapke dimaag main ghusaya ja raha hai aur aap bhi maan rahe ho. (There should be one valid reason behind it. Whats being shown to you is something you have no choice but to accept. Its being fed into your mind and youre starting to believe it.) Meanwhile on the work front Rajesh Sharmas upcoming film titled The Mission Grey House has been released in theatres. Helmed by Naushad Siddiqui the suspense actioner also features Abeer Khan Puja Sharma Kiran Kumar Kamlesh Sawant Nikhat Khan and Raza Murad.