Anil Kapoor Used To Get UPSET By Negative Reviews; Gives Example Of Lamhe Being Slammed By Critics
Anil Kapoor opened up about the experience of a few of his older films being slammed by critics. Although he has become thick skinned now, he says it used to be very upsetting earlier.
If
there
is
one
thing
that
filmmakers
and
actors
worry
about,
other
than
box
office
performance,
is
negative
review
by
critics.
Harsh
reviews
can
indeed
make
or
break
a
film
sometimes,
and
can
be
very
disheartening
to
those
who
have
worked
on
a
film.
Anil
Kapoor
opened
up
about
the
experience
of
a
few
of
his
older
films
being
slammed
by
critics.
Although
he
has
become
thick
skinned
now,
he
says
it
used
to
be
very
upsetting
earlier,
whenever
his
films
received
unfavourable
responses.
According
to
IANS,
Anil
opened
up
about
his
1992
film,
Beta,
being
slammed
by
film
critic
Mohamed.
Although
Anil
won
the
Filmfare
Award
as
Best
Actor,
Mohamed
was
not
so
kind
with
his
review
of
the
film,
and
he
even
titled
his
review,
'Beti'!
"The
second
film
is
Lamhe," Anil
continued,
adding,
"I
think
reviews
of
Lamhe
(1991)
were
quite
devastating
for
Yash
(Chopra)
ji
and
for
all
of
us
because
it
impacted
business
of
the
film.
I
remember
Khalid
compared
Lamhe
with
Gulzar
saab's
Mausam
(1975).
But
almost
after
25
years,
Khalid
sent
me
a
message
saying
that
'I
was
wrong
and
it's
a
very
good
film'.
So
sometimes
it's
your
state
of
mind.
And
at
that
time,
you
may
not
like
the
film
but
when
you
watch
it
again
you
might
like
it."
Lamhe's
box
office
performance
was
poor,
but
over
time,
Anil
Kapoor
was
recognized
for
his
performance
in
the
film.
He
further
spoke
about
the
Hollywood
classic,
Joker,
which
received
99
per
cent
positive
reviews,
but
a
portion
of
it
was
still
negative.
This
surprised
Anil
because
he
loved
the
film.
"These
things
keep
happening,"
he
said.
"Obviously,
now
the
time
has
passed,
so
I
have
become
much
more
thick
skinned
where
reviews
are
concerned.
But
earlier
when
you
start
your
career,
you
are
quite
sensible
because
there
are
certain
films
in
which
you
and
your
team
have
worked
really
hard,
so
when
you
don't
get
favourable
response,
that
can
be
quite
upsetting,"
he
concluded.
Anil
Kapoor
has
three
movies
lined
up
next
-
Karan
Johar's
Takht,
Anees
Bazmee's
Pagalpanti,
and
Mohit
Suri's
Malang.