This superstar is known for giving many hits in his career spanning over three decades. He started his career with a theatre group, then appeared on television shows and eventually in the movies. Today, he is known as the biggest superstar of India. But there are also times when his movies fail to impress. One such movie was released a decade ago. The director has made startling revelations regarding the same.
For this movie, the actor, who was also the producer, and the director spent a lot of resources. It was cited as one of the most expensive movies at that time because of the scale and technology involved. Although now people appreciate it, back then, it didn’t receive the expected love and appreciation. So who is the superstar and which movie is it? We are talking about Shah Rukh Khan and the movie is Ra One.
Director Anubhav Sinha candidly discussed Ra One’s failure to meet expectations in an interview. But what’s startling is the revelation the filmmaker made. Sinha told The Lallantop, “Ra One was a bad film; that’s why it didn’t perform well. The script was bad. The editing was bad. I would correct a lot of the film, except for the music and the VFX. I still believe the core story was good, but the film’s ambition to appeal to everyone and every section of the audience proved to be detrimental.”
The Mulk director added, “During the second week of its run, I realised that the film wouldn’t run the way we expected it to. I was depressed. I reached out to Kishore Lulla in London, and he assured me that Shah Rukh Khan and he would make money from the film, even though it wasn’t performing very well. I believe that there were people in the film industry who wanted Shah Rukh Khan to fall. I have been in cinema long enough to understand that kind of feeling in people. But yeah, when Shah Rukh Khan conceded that the film flopped, it was heartbreaking because I betrayed the film and his trust in me. I couldn’t deliver a film that he could be proud of.”
Back then, Shah Rukh Khan had also shown interest in making a sequel for Ra One. But it looks like that’s just going to be an unfulfilled dream for those who love the superhero saga, which also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Rampal.
