RK’s ‘besharam’ confession
Took my audience for granted in — got reality check after failure, says Ranbir
Actors rarely talk about their unsuccessful projects in public butRanbir Kapoor is honest about his last release Besharam and how its failure gave him a reality check.
Directed by Abhinav Kashyap, the film saw Ranbir teaming up with his parents onscreen for the first time but the trio failed to save the film's fate at the box-office.
“In Besharam, I took my audience for granted. This is why I fell flat on my face. I thought I will sing some songs and make a few jokes and it will work, it did not. You need to learn and fall. I am glad that it did not do well because its success would have confused me,” Ranbir said in an interview.
Ranbir is now coming to the big screen with Anurag Kashyap’s period drama Bombay Velvet after a gap of almost two years.
Slated to release on May 15, the film will see him playing a street boy who wants to become a Big Shot at all costs in the city but unwittingly becomes a pawn in the hands of a scheming mentor, played by Karan Johar.
“Yes, there was a long phase but I am not to be blamed, I was working with directors like Anurag who really believe in their work and don't like to give a deadline to their films. Bombay Velvet was supposed to release in November but it got postponed.
I felt bad initially because my last film had not done well and I wanted it to release soon. But their intention was to make it better and they stuck by their conviction,” he said.
Actors rarely talk about their unsuccessful projects in public but
Directed by Abhinav Kashyap, the film saw Ranbir teaming up with his parents onscreen for the first time but the trio failed to save the film's fate at the box-office.
“In Besharam, I took my audience for granted. This is why I fell flat on my face. I thought I will sing some songs and make a few jokes and it will work, it did not. You need to learn and fall. I am glad that it did not do well because its success would have confused me,” Ranbir said in an interview.
“Industry has this herd mentality. If a Dabangg works, then there would be five other films on the same line. We forget that the first one did well because it was different. Good films will make money though the gamble is bigger with a big star,” he said.
Ranbir is now coming to the big screen with Anurag Kashyap’s period drama Bombay Velvet after a gap of almost two years.
Slated to release on May 15, the film will see him playing a street boy who wants to become a Big Shot at all costs in the city but unwittingly becomes a pawn in the hands of a scheming mentor, played by Karan Johar.
“Yes, there was a long phase but I am not to be blamed, I was working with directors like Anurag who really believe in their work and don't like to give a deadline to their films. Bombay Velvet was supposed to release in November but it got postponed.
I felt bad initially because my last film had not done well and I wanted it to release soon. But their intention was to make it better and they stuck by their conviction,” he said.
