Mona Singh cried over 'Laal Singh...'s failure at Aamir's home
What's the story
Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha, a nuanced adaptation of Forrest Gump, failed to impress the audience at the box office. The film marked a disappointing moment in Khan's career. Mona Singh, who played Khan's mother in the film, has now opened up about how she was affected by the film's poor performance.
Emotional moment
'You get just one Friday to prove yourself...'
In an interview with SCREEN, Singh revealed, "We did meet on the day of the release. Advait [Chandan] was there, we had gone to Aamir's house. And I was crying, of course." "He told me, 'This is what the movie business is about, you get just one Friday to prove yourself.'" "I was...like this is not done. That one Friday is the only day when people decide whether it's good and bad, that's so much pressure for anyone to take."
Digital release
OTT success brought her relief
Singh also expressed her relief at the film's eventual success on Netflix. "As I said, film not working commercially did bother me. But I was sure, if not now, then later it will find its audience, especially when it gets an OTT release." She revealed, "That's what exactly happened, when it released digitally, people were suddenly so full of love and warmth." "And understood what the values the film was talking about. So I think later it got its due."
Career update
Singh's upcoming projects
Singh was recently seen in Aryan Khan's directorial debut on Netflix's The Ba***ds of Bollywood. Her fans can watch her in Thode Door Thode Paas, which is now available to stream on Zee5. The show also stars Pankaj Kapur, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Ayesha Kaduskar, Sartaj Singh, and Gurpreet Saini.