Looking back at 2011, Shah Rukh Khan was at the height of his career. Although he had already been the King of Bollywood for years, this period saw him turning everything he touched into gold. Not just in India, he was establishing himself as the biggest Indian superstar globally. At that time, he was gearing up for his biggest project yet — the highly ambitious and unconventional Ra.One. Despite the high expectations, the film disappointed at the box office.
In an interview, director Anubhav Sinha reflected on the film’s downfall, saying, “Ra.One was a bad film, that’s why it didn’t perform well. The script was bad. The editing was bad. I would correct a lot of the film, except for the music and the VFX. I still believe the core story was good, but the film’s ambition to appeal to everyone and every section of the audience proved to be detrimental.”
He also highlighted how some within the industry wanted the film to fail. “I believe that there were people in the film industry who wanted Shah Rukh Khan to fall. I have been long enough in cinema to understand that kind of feeling in people. But yeah, when Shah Rukh Khan conceded that the film flopped, it was heartbreaking because I betrayed the film and his trust in me. I couldn’t deliver a film that he could be proud of.”
Although the movie wasn’t well-received initially, over time it developed a cult following that continues to appreciate it.
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