“People Wanted Shah Rukh Khan To Fail,” Anubhav Sinha Once Admitted Why He Felt Like Betraying SRK’s Flop Film!

Shah Rukh Khan’s 2011 sci-fi superhero action film Ra.One might not have struck a chord with the audience back then, especially when it came to the box office numbers. However, it is still hailed as one of the films which dared to do something different in Bollywood especially in the spectrum of the VFX. In a recent interview with The Lallantop, director Anubhav Sinha, who helmed the movie, opened up about its failure. He not only recalled getting overwhelmed while making the movie but also hinted at a negativity from the industry towards the same.

Anubhav Sinha On Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One Emerging As A Box Office Flop

Anubhav Sinha revealed that he could sense some unspoken hostility against Ra.One from Bollywood. He further pointed out issues in the script and the editing as some of the major flaws in the movie. The director said, “There were people who wanted Shah Rukh Khan to fail. I’ve been in the industry long enough to sense it. When Shah Rukh finally admitted that the film flopped, it was heartbreaking. I felt like I had betrayed the film and his trust. I couldn’t deliver a film that he could be proud of.”