Anubhav Sinha says Ra.One failed as he was enamoured by Shah Rukh Khan: 'Whatever he said sounded gospel truth'
Anubhav Sinha spoke about his experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan. The filmmaker recently directed the web show IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.
Anubhav Sinha recently recalled his experience of collaborating with Shah Rukh Khan in Ra.One. He recalled how he was mesmerised by the actor while working with him on the science-fiction action-thriller. Anubhav, in an interview with Mashable India, said that he was enamoured by Shah Rukh since he was a big star. (Also read: Anubhav Sinha breaks silence on the failure of his last two films Bheed, Anek: ‘Discourages you from making more movies’)
Anuabhav Sinha reflects on his mistakes during Ra. One
The filmmaker when asked about his experience of working wirh Shah Rukh in Ra.One said, “Mere saath jo nuksaan tha wo ye tha ki I was so enamoured by him ki whatever he said sounded gospel truth to me which should not have happened (My biggest mistake was that I was so enamoured by Shah Rukh that whatever he said sounded gospel truth to me which should not have happened). But that is not his fault. That is my fault.”
About Ra.One
Ra.One was produced by Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainment. The movie also featured Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in pivotal characters. It was considered the biggest budget film of its time due to 3D conversion and VFX. In-spite of its action and VFX, the movie was criticised for its script.
Anubhav Sinha's IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
Anubhav's web series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack recently released on Netflix The crime thriller-drama is based on the real-life events of 1999 when Indian Airlines flight IC 814 was hijacked by five men after it took off from Kathmandu. The flight first landed in Amritsar, then in Lahore, and then in Dubai, where 27 passengers were freed in exchange for fuel. The plane was then taken to Kandahar, and the standoff lasted for a week.
The show features Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Arvind Swamy, Manoj Pahwa, Dia Mirza, Patralekha Paul, Kumud Mishra, Aditya Srivastava, Amrita Puri, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Pooja Gor, Kanwaljit Singh, Yashpal Sharma, Sushant Singh, Rajiv Thakur and others in pivotal characters.