Published 19:08 IST, July 17th 2020
Sonam Kapoor’s Zoya Factor failed due to Chhichhore & Dream Girl, says Abhishek Sharma
In a recent interview, director Abhishek Sharma stated that his latest film, Sonam Kapoor’s Zoya Factor, failed due to Chhichhore and Dream Girl.
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Director Abhishek Sharma, who helmed iconic movie Tere Bin Laden, recently completed ten years in Bollywood film industry. Abhishek Sharma is one of most rewned directors of Bollywood and he has created multiple hit films like Story of Pokhran and Shaukeens. However, his latest film, Zoya Factor, failed both critically and commercially. In a recent interview with a news portal, director Abhishek Sharma discussed why Sonam Kapoor's Zoya Factor failed.
Abhishek Sharma claims that Chhichhore and Dream Girl caused Zoya Factor to fail
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Speaking about Zoya Factor, Abhishek Sharma stated that Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan starrer failed due to Sushant Singh Rajput's Chhichhore and Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl. se two films had released a week before Sonam Kapoor's Zoya Factor and were doing great at Box office. According to Abhishek Sharma, viewers did t even consider spending ir money on Zoya Factor due to its stellar competition.
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director added that if only one film had released before Zoya Factor, n people might have gone to see his movie in atres. However, audiences had already seen two superb films and did t want to see third one. Abhishek Sharma also said that Sonam Kapoor's Zoya Factor performed poorly from day one, which completely ended word-of-mouth factor for movie.
Furr, Abhishek Sharma also revealed that he felt like Sushant Singh Rajput’s Chhichhore was best movie when compared to Dream Girl and Zoya Factor. Later, director talked about his future plans as a filmmaker in Bollywood. Abhishek Sharma made his directorial debut in Tere Bin Laden, which released ten years ago in 2010. Abhishek stated that he did t want to restrict himself to one genre and make himself a brand.
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He added that if he became a brand, n people would just expect same type of movies from him, which he did t want. He wanted his audience, as well as himself, to experience new things from each of his films. Abhishek Sharma also said that failure should t be a deterrent for artists. He stated that he wanted to explore and grow in his field.
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[Promo from Sonam Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, and Ayushmann Khurrana Instagram]
19:07 IST, July 17th 2020