Anil Kapoor| Times when the actor had to face the brunt of critics

A critic review is something that can either make or break a movie at the box office. Other than box office performances, one thing that actors and filmmakers worry about is critic reviews for their movie. This can be very demotivating for the people who have worked hard for a particular movie. During the 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 not counted. He also said that now that he has grown up and gained some experience in the industry, he is no more affected by these things.

Critics on Anil Kapoor movies

Khalid Mohammed was a journalist, editor, film critic, screenwriter and film director. Anil Kapoor attended the event with Karan Johar, Javed Akhtar, and Asha Parekh on October 8, 2019. When Kapoor was asked whether it ever happened that Mohammed’s reviews affected him, he replied that there are quite a few films for which he received harsh criticism. But right now, the film that reminded him of Khalid’s caustic review was for the movie ‘Beta’. 

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The second film that Kapoor mentioned was ‘Lamhe’. He said that ‘Lamhe’ received very bad reviews that were quite disheartening for Yash Chopra and all other team members as it affected the business of the film. Khalid gave a review for the film where he made a comparison of the movie with Gulzaar’s Mausam (1975). He added 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 the state of mind, that you won’t like the movie when you watch it for the first time. But later, you really like it when you watch it again.

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Lamhe did not perform well on the box office but over the years the movie gained a cult status and it turned out to be one of the best performances of Anil Kapoor. The actor also talked about the 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 the film has received 99 percent positive reviews, there are some reviews that were not so positive. However, he exclaimed that these things keep happening. Reportedly, when it comes to reviews, Kapoor calls himself 'thick-skinned' as he has moved ahead in his career. 

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Anil Kapoor would be seen next in the movies, Takht by Karan Johar,  Pagalpanti by Anees Bazmee and Malang by Mohit Suri.

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