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Both films released on the same day. While one managed to earn the big bucks the other managed to earn the respect
Siddharth Anand’s latest film Bang Bang starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, has earned the moolah, but it couldn’t prove its worth as every critic panned the film outright for its loose screenplay and pathetic lack of imagination. On the other hand Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shahid Kapoor-Shraddha Kapoor starrer, Haider, has been praised by critics as well as fans but it has not managed to make in the big bucks. However, the film has managed to make a decent appearance at the box office and is doing well. This does not seem to have gone down too well with Siddharth. At least that’s what is evident from his recent press interview.
When asked about why critics didn’t appreciate his films, Siddharth told a leading daily, “Critics’ job is to criticize. They like films which don’t appeal to every Indian and appeal to only their own mental state. So I think their mental state is not a very happy one. Happy films don’t appeal to them. But if I make a sad, morose film with poor people, poor clothes, that might appeal to them. They don’t like to simply come to the cinemas and relax and just enjoy. Don’t take it so seriously, ya. I am only taking 250 bucks from you. I am not asking for your jaaydat. It is a fun, entertaining film. Come have your popcorn. Don’t take your popcorn so seriously either. There is no film in the history of Indian cinema that has crossed 100 crores and not had mixed reviews, apart from 3 Idiots. But even 3 Idiots was given low ratings by many, with headlines reading ‘Missed Opportunity’. But no film as such can make 100 crores and not have a mixed opinion on the same.”
Though, Siddharth did not take any names, his comment made it obvious that he was hinting at Haider, which was sad, morose and showed a lot of poor people wearing poor clothes and appealed to the senses of critics. We don’t say that Bang Bang was a bad film, but Haider was definitely better in terms of story line, screenplay and presentation.
If Sid did actually mean it the way we are interpreting it, wethinks, it’s a bad way to take a dig at competition. Sid, you should let your work do the talking! What do you think?
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