Aanand L. Rai on failure of ‘Zero’: It acquired a crash touchdown, however I am pleased with the movie – Instances of India

Filmmaker Aanand L. Rai is gearing up for the OTT launch of his movie ‘Atrangi Re‘. The movie stars Akshay Kumar, Sara Ali Khan and Dhanush, and it’s a distinctive love story. ETimes caught up with the filmmaker who spoke at size about finishing a decade within the business, working with a number of the prime names within the enterprise, ‘Atrangi Re’, ‘Raksha Bandhan’ and way more.

When requested why, based on him, ‘Zero’ didn’t work, he mentioned, “It’s easy. I knew that ‘Zero’ will take off very properly. Par uski touchdown gadbad ho gayi. Major land nahin kara paya. It acquired a crash touchdown. However I’m pleased with the movie. I realized rather a lot from the movie.”

The Aanand L. Rai directorial ‘Zero’ that launched in December 2018, starred Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in lead roles. Whereas the movie was praised for its visible results and the performances of the actors, it was criticised for an inconsistent screenplay, and didn’t get better its funding.

Speaking about ‘Atrangi Re’, there’s an fascinating story behind the title. “Salman Bhai had the title registered to his manufacturing home however he gave it to me on one situation. He informed his associates to offer the title rights provided that I direct the movie, in any other case they wouldn’t have let it go,” Aanand L. Rai had earlier revealed to ETimes.

‘Atrangi Re’ was slated to launch in theatres on February 14, 2021, nonetheless, it was indefinitely postponed on account of post-production delays in the course of the pandemic. The movie will now premiere on an OTT platform on December 24, 2021.