Actor Arjun Rampal recently spoke out about the critical and commercial failure of the Kangana Ranaut-led action-thriller film, Dhaakad. Rampal, who played the role of the antagonist Rudraveer in the film, opened up about his disappointment and how the film’s failure has affected him.
In an interview Arjun said, “It was an expensive film, so yes it does hurt when it doesn’t do well. I don’t think it deserved to do the kind of numbers that it did. People were sceptical at that point of time. Dhaakad was one of the first few films to come out post pandemic. People were maybe scared to go to the theatres.”
He added, “We can’t even say that, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 did really well. Maybe we released with the wrong film. Every film has it’s destiny, and you just have to accept it and move on. The reality is the reality. But the film is there, I am proud of it, it is not a film I won’t be proud of. As long as you take that much away from a film, you are in a good space.”
Arjun went on to say that high-budget films have more presurre to perform well on the box office. “If one has a 250 crore budget film, obviously that film has got that much pressure on it to perform. But content driven films is what I watch. I am into the whole thing of spectacle cinema.”
Arjun Rampal’s remarks on Dhaakad’s failure demonstrate that even the most experienced actors can be affected by a film’s commercial and critical reception. However, he also acknowledges that the industry is unpredictable, and not all films can be successful.