Damn. This topic didn’t even take 24 hours 😂
First of all Itefaaq wasn’t a disaster. I’m not sure it was even a full flop. It just didn’t get a lot of hype because KJo cheaped out and gave it no promotions at all. With a budget of 16cr it made 30 and since I doubt it was sold to distributors with a lot of money it I’m sure it was some kind of success. Plus the movie and Sid got a lot of critical acclaim.
Aiyaari and a Gentleman wouldn’t have been disasters if the first one’s dates didn’t get changed over and over and the second one didn’t have riots happening in its opening day in 3 big markets. Yes they might still not have been hits but they certainly would have gotten much better openings. Jabariya Jodi suffered the same fate as Aiyaari.
The biopic wasn’t given to him by KJo. He was approached for the biopic by Shershah’s family. He was on board for two years and the movie was looking for producers. KJo only came on board when South Director Vishnu Vardan came on board to direct it. And then he managed to stick his new toy Kiara in it.
He is not as bad as some make him out to be. He’s working in different genres. I mean really, if you look back at his movies except for maybe Brothers and EV no two characters of his are similar. He’s working with different people. More than anything he needs some good luck. He’s in some vicious cycle where he’s giving flops so his movies aren’t treated as well as a hit actor’s, but then how do you become a hit actor and gain clout when your own producer messes up her own film?
He’s not going anywhere. At least I hope not. He is branching out. A Gentleman, Aiyaari, Ek Villain, Jabariya, and Marjavaan are not produced by Dharma. Even HTP, BBD, and Itefaaq Dharma was the coproducer along with Phantom, Excell, and Red Chillies. He’s very well liked and is building relationships and friendships within the industry. It’s just taking him longer but once he makes it no one will accuse him of not having struggled or paid his dues.
Sorry for the long post, but it had been a while since I have defended Sid here. Now I’m gonna go cry over Jabariya.
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