Preity Zinta says she's proud of Batwara 1947 despite its box office failure: 'You can't control what happens'
Here's the latest box office buzz making the rounds:
Bollywood star Preity Zinta has reacted to the ticket-window performance of her comeback movie, Batwara 1947. The star returned to the big screen alongside Sunny Deol and Shabana Azmi , but despite its ensemble cast and the anticipation around her comeback, the movie failed to make a significant box-office impact. Now, Preity has opened up about the movie’s performance and shared that there are several things about a movie’s fate that actors simply cannot control.
Adding to this, Batwara 1947 is about a Muslim family in Lahore sheltering a Hindu woman after Partition. Preity Zinta on Batwara 1947's failure In an interview with Mid-day, Preity addressed the movie’s failure and explained that an star can only control the effort they put into a project. She shared, "First of all, I am very proud of the movie, and it's a very overwhelming experience. And as an star, I am always managing expectations. Once I am working, I put in my 100 per cent."
Meanwhile, She added, "As I shared earlier, I believe in karam (deed). You do your karam and then leave the rest to god. You can't control what happens. So, you work as hard as you can on every movie; I give my 1000 per cent and then leave the rest to God."
Notably, Helmed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions, Batwara 1947 stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Karan Deol, Ali Fazal, Abhimanyu Singh, Khushi Hajare, Kanikka Kapur and Isha Sandhir in key roles.
As per the latest buzz, Set in Lahore against the backdrop of the 1947 Partition of British India and the division of Punjab, the movie is based on Asghar Wajahat's play Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamya E Nai. It follows Sikandar Mirza (Sunny Deol) and his family as they flee India for Lahore, where they are allotted a haveli still occupied by Durgavati (Shabana Azmi), a Hindu woman awaiting her son’s return.
In further updates, As the two families clash over the property, an aspiring politician, played by Abhimanyu Singh, gives the dispute a communal turn, escalating tensions between the two sides. Made on a reported budget of ₹ 150 crore rupees, the movie opened to a mixed-to-negative response and collected only ₹ 38.80 crore rupees net in India.
On top of that, Preity is now awaiting the rollout of her soon-to-release spy comedy, Vibe. Helmed by Kunal Kemmu, the movie also stars Sparsh Srivastava and Kunal Kemmu in the lead roles.
The trailer generated considerable buzz among audiences and introduced viewers to Hardik(Kunal Kemmu) and Bugs (Sparsh Srivastava). The two are friends living seemingly ordinary lives who are suddenly forced to step up as heroes when the nation faces a looming danger.
Source: Hindustan Times