Rock On 2 Disaster! Javed Akhtar Blames Demonetisation!
Javed Akhtar blames demonetisation as the reason why Rock On 2 failed at the box office. Javed Akhtar said that people's spending capacity has come down drastically.
Rock
On
2
ended
up
being
a
total
disaster
at
the
box
office
as
there
was
no
buzz,
hype
and
craze
among
the
people
regarding
the
movie.
The
songs
were
terrible
and
the
story
lacked
substance.
The
trailer
of
the
film
was
also
boring
and
failed
to
evoke
any
excitement
among
the
masses.
Javed
Akhtar
opened
up
about
Rock
On
2's
failure
and
blamed
demonetisation
as
the
sole
cause
for
its
pathetic
run
at
the
box
office.
"Rock
on
2
was
obviously
affected
by
demonetisation.
It
released
days
after
the
decision
was
taken
and
failed
to
do
well
because
84
percent
of
the
currency
was
banned
and
people
were
struggling."
He
further
commented,
"Well
I
suppose
the
buying
capacity
and
the
spending
capacity
of
an
average
citizen
has
become
a
bit
shy
that's
for
sure."
Well,
in
a
way
Javed
Akhtar
is
right!
Demonetisation
has
caused
people
to
hold
on
to
their
hard
earned
cash
as
they
prefer
to
use
it
for
their
daily
expenses.
On
the
other
hand,
Rock
On
2
lacks
the
appeal
of
its
prequel
Rock
On
and
that
too
is
a
major
cause
for
the
films
failure.