Suneel Darshan is gearing up for the release of Andaaz 2, starring Aayush Kumar, Aakaisha and Natasha Fernandez. During an exclusive interaction with Bollywood Hungama, he opened up about a shocking experience that took place twenty years ago, which now gives him second thoughts about holding the premiere for his film.
SHOCKING: Suneel Darshan reveals he is apprehensive about holding Andaaz 2 premiere due to TRAUMATIC Barsaat premiere experience: “BASHING by vested interests was unexpected; it collected £500,000 in UK and would have earned much MORE had the bashing not happened”
When asked if there would be a premiere for Andaaz 2, Suneel Darshan revealed, “I am really keen to have a premiere, but I remember the last time I had a premiere was for Barsaat (2005). I thought it was a beautiful film I had made and that everyone would like it. But the media-bashing spree that happened due to vested interests was unexpected. Also, I had a premiere of the film on Wednesday night instead of the usual norm of having it on Thursday night. Before the film was out, you have no idea what these vested interests had done to me and to the film.”
Barsaat starred Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu. Though it was not a big hit, it had a good run in the cinemas thanks to the subject, casting and music. In several B and C centres, it ran for weeks. This writer clearly remembers an evening show in Paradise Cinema, Mumbai, on its fifth Sunday running sold out. Suneel Darshan agreed, “It did very well actually. But despite the damage done, it collected £500,000 in the UK. My next film, Dosti: Friends Forever (2005) made a million. Can you imagine if the bashing had not happened, how much would Barsaat have collected?”
Suneel sighed, “Sadly, that kind of cartel still exists. Hence, this film has been made not because of them but in spite of them and knowing fully well that there would be only a few like-minded and hopeful people who would support the film.”
When asked if he would like to visit cinema halls to check the audience reaction the day Andaaz 2 releases, Suneel Darshan said, “This time, I’ll have to do that as I have the responsibility of these newcomers. Otherwise, I don’t prefer going to the cinema halls. I prefer to sit in my office to monitor the reactions from the whole country. But this time, I want to see how people react in a city like Mumbai, from South Mumbai to Bhiwandi. It’s very strange that the tastes differ depending on the area.”
Suneel Darshan signed off by stating, “I am looking forward to the music of the film topping the charts. It’s been quite a journey to get the music going. I know that the music is phenomenal, as you hardly get to hear good music nowadays. Also, I don’t know the art of manipulation. I play it clean and I work in the name of art. Thankfully, I could see how people are loving ‘Rabba Ishq Na Hove 2.0’ and ‘Itni Pyaari Si Hai Yeh Raat’. Now the response to ‘Hum Jaise Jee Rahe Hain’ is also very nice (smiles).”
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