Published 11:20 IST, October 30th 2019
Anil Kapoor| Times when the actor had to face the brunt of critics
Anil Kapoor is one of the most iconic actors of this era. He remembered his early days when his hard work wasn't appreciated and rather criticized. Read More.
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A critic review is something that can eir make or break a movie at box office. Or than box office performances, one thing that actors and filmmakers worry about is critic reviews for ir movie. This can be very demotivating for people who have worked hard for a particular movie. During event of Khalid Mohamed’s book launch, Anil Kapoor opened about his early days. He divulged how reviews used to affect him because his hard work was t counted. He also said that w that he has grown up and gained some experience in industry, he is more affected by se things.
Critics on Anil Kapoor movies
Khalid Mohammed was a journalist, editor, film critic, screenwriter and film director. Anil Kapoor attended event with Karan Johar, Javed Akhtar, and Asha Parekh on October 8, 2019. When Kapoor was asked wher it ever happened that Mohammed’s reviews affected him, he replied that re are quite a few films for which he received harsh criticism. But right w, film that reminded him of Khalid’s caustic review was for movie ‘Beta’.
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second film that Kapoor mentioned was ‘Lamhe’. He said that ‘Lamhe’ received very b reviews that were quite disheartening for Yash Chopra and all or team members as it affected business of film. Khalid gave a review for film where he me a comparison of movie with Gulzaar’s Mausam (1975). He ded that almost after 25 years, Khalid called him and regretted his decision saying that he was wrong and it was indeed a very good film. Anil Kapoor exclaimed that sometimes it’s just state of mind, that you won’t like movie when you watch it for first time. But later, you really like it when you watch it again.
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Lamhe did t perform well on box office but over years movie gained a cult status and it turned out to be one of best performances of Anil Kapoor. actor also talked about recent Hollywood release ‘Joker’. He quoted that he was surprised that Joker received some negative reviews.
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He said that he recently watched Joker, and although film has received 99 percent positive reviews, re are some reviews that were t so positive. However, he exclaimed that se things keep happening. Reportedly, when it comes to reviews, Kapoor calls himself 'thick-skinned' as he has moved ahe in his career.
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Anil Kapoor would be seen next in movies, Takht by Karan Johar, Pagalpanti by Anees Bazmee and Malang by Mohit Suri.
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09:00 IST, October 30th 2019