Rishi Kapoor slams director Anurag Basu for Ranbir’s Jagga Jasoos failure

Rishi Kapoor calls Anurag Basu an irresponsible director and blames him for Jagga Jasoos failure

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New Delhi: Jagga Jasoos, directed by Anurag Basu, hit the screens on July 14 with a low response at box office. In a recent series of events, megastar Rishi Kapoor lashed out at director Anurag Basu, calling him irresponsible. In an interview with Mid Day, the actor said that Basu fails to complete films on time. The actor not only slammed the director but also the music composer Pritam. “Till Wednesday, Anurag Basu was still mixing the film. Can you imagine that? Pritam (composer) probably delivered the music only a week before. What can you say? You don’t take an opinion from anybody. Today’s filmmakers are doing this with everybody. They don’t show their films before release to take opinions and treat it as though they’re making a nuclear bomb. I didn’t hate or love the film. I only felt it needed to be abridged by 20 minutes. But who is going to give that opinion to them?”, Rishi Kapoor said. Jagga Jasoos stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in lead roles and released after 3 years of long wait. The movie initially received good reviews but could not manage to get good business. Ranbir Kapoor, who is also the producer of the film, however, refrained from publicly censoring his director. After second week, Jagga Jasoos has collected Rs 53.38 crore as per trade analyst Taran Adarsh. According to a Forbes report, the film recorded one of the worst Friday-to-Friday drops of all time, plummeting 85% on its second Friday. Kapoor was also asked why the film was not released on time in international markets, in response to which he again underscored Anurag and his ‘irresponsible’ attitude which led to delays. ABP News Image He said, “It did not release in Singapore because you have to deliver it five days in advance. It did not release in the Gulf on Thursday because it was only delivered to them on Thursday. This is unreasonable and irresponsible. You may be thinking you are making the Taj Mahal, but you are supposed to make it ready on time. Even Pritam delays his submissions. [It was later promoted as] a kids’ film. But, a kids’ film also has to release at the right time, like during the school vacations. At that time too, Anurag Basu wasn’t ready. There are economics and maths involved. Everything is not just about creativity”. It further got a steep turn when the actor said that NOBODY WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH BASU because he is an IRRESPONSIBLE director. Slamming further he added, “There is somebody else’s money involved in this. I trusted you, and this is what you give us? Ranbir hasn’t held back on spending money on it. You even threw Govinda out of the film. If you don’t want Govinda to work in your film, why did you ask him in the first place?”