Director Siddharth Anand Trolled For Saying ‘Fighter’ Flopped Because “90% Of Indians Haven't Travelled In Planes”
'Fighter' director Siddharth Anand is being brutally trolled on social media after his bizarre excuse to defend the film's below-par performance at the box office.
'Fighter', starring Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor, had high expectations but to everyone's shock, the new Hindi movie has been performing below par at the box office. The new Hindi movie is yet to cross the Rs 150 crore mark, and it needs to be seen whether it manages to go past the Rs 200 crore mark. However, it can be said with certainty that 'Fighter' won't be able to repeat the success of director Siddharth Anand's previous releases -- 'War', and 'Pathaan'.
In the latest entertainment news, Siddharth Anand defended the underwhelming box office performance of 'Fighter', saying 90 per cent of Indians have not taken a flight, hence it is hard for them to relate to the aerial action sequences in the film.
"Another thing is the genre. Fighter is a huge leap for a filmmaker. It’s a space that is unexplored and absolutely new. It has no reference point for the audience. They are like, ‘What are these planes doing?'," Siddharth Anand said in an interview with Galatta Plus.
“There is a huge percentage of our country, I would say, 90 per cent, who have not flown in planes, who have not been to an airport, so how would they know what’s happening in the movie? This is my dissection. They felt this is a little alien. They didn’t understand what kind of exhilaration they are supposed to feel in the air action, so there is a certain initial disconnect. But once you enter the theatre, you realise this is such a basic film," he added.
However, this comment has not gone down well with the netizens, and they have been trolling the director left, right and centre.
Here are some of the reactions:
Fighter Director says movie flopped coz 90% people haven’t been to airports.
— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) February 2, 2024
Animal Film was a blockbuster coz 90% people wake up in the morning and shoot 100s of people with a large machine gun. pic.twitter.com/byH1pk1vYu
So Sanju is a blockbuster because everyone has 308 girl friends.
— Drinks Break (@DrinksBreak19) February 2, 2024
So Gadar is blockbuster because everyone has gone to Pakistan and ukado handpump and married their girl and came back to India.
— Drinks Break (@DrinksBreak19) February 2, 2024
Sir Anand thinks his movie tanked because "90% of Indians haven't been to an airport".
— Sushant Chaturvedi (@ShawshankOne) February 2, 2024
Was Oppenheimer a big hit in India as the majority of Indians understand nuclear science? pic.twitter.com/yZJDjybW2R
Fighter movie director Siddharth Anand is saying that his film didn't perform well because 90% of Indians haven't experienced airports or air travel not having passport
— Nandini Idnani 🇮🇳 (@nandiniidnani69) February 2, 2024
This is Pappu Logic so Bollywood valon isko Pappu Award Do pic.twitter.com/0nzpOHHcgp
Siddharth Anand realised that 90% of Indians haven't been to an airport after making a Rs 250 crore budget movie. Cute. #fighter pic.twitter.com/41I503S3rq
— श्रद्धा | Shraddha 🇮🇳 (@immortalsoulin) February 2, 2024
Brilliant revelation by Siddharth Anand Turns out, Fighter movie didn't soar because, you know, 90% of Indians haven't discovered airports yet.
— Akshay Akki ಅಕ್ಷಯ್🇮🇳 (@FollowAkshay1) February 2, 2024
Maybe next time, a film on train stations will resonate better
Bsdk @justSidAnand #FighterMovie pic.twitter.com/SsgGLBuvai
At the global box office, ‘Fighter’ has crossed the Rs 250 crore mark in seven days.
‘Fighter’ is the second consecutive film for Hrithik Roshan which has had an underwhelming performance at the box office, despite a positive word of mouth. His last release ‘Vikram Vedha’ tanked at the box office, after earning just Rs 78.66 crore in India.
‘Fighter’, presented by Viacom18 Studios in association with Marflix Pictures, is the third collaboration between Hrithik Roshan and Siddharth Anand after ‘Bang Bang’ and ‘War’. The new Hindi movie is also the third collaboration between Deepika Padukone and Siddharth Anand after ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ and ‘Pathaan’.
