Overview
- Speaking at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Aamir Khan tearfully revisited Laal Singh Chaddha’s box-office failure and accepted blame for key decisions.
- He said a long run of hits made him overconfident, leading to a roughly Rs 200 crore budget and an expectation the film would earn about Rs 300 crore.
- Reports put the worldwide gross near Rs 130 crore, and he noted that many who praised the film later did not turn up in theaters at release.
- Khan said that in hindsight he would have treated the Forrest Gump remake, directed by Advait Chandan, as a niche project with a tighter scope and spend.
- He described months of mourning before leaning on family support and moving ahead with new producing work, including Ek Din and Lahore 1947.