India, Sept. 11 -- Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani has worked with some of the biggest stars across generations, including Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. But now, he believes that star power alone is not enough to bring audiences to a film.

"I don't think it's only about star power. I think it's about connection," the filmmaker tells us, as he collaborates with a younger generation of actors and performers in his upcoming web series The Revolutionaries. Advani says the equation between stars and audiences has changed, with connection increasingly playing a bigger role in what viewers choose to watch. He points to actor Bhuvan Bam, who portrays Rash Behari Bose, as an example. "The biggest thin...