#BoycottBrahmastra trends after Ranbir Kapoor’s 2012 food comment resurfaces on the Internet

Most Bollywood movies are sailing in choppy waters. Controversies and comments made by actors years ago are coming back to haunt them.

Nearly 10 days before its release, ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva‘ is facing boycott calls for a comment Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor made 10 years ago.

In the decade-old video, Kapoor could be seen opening up about his love for meat, especially beef. “I am a big beef guy,” the actor shared with food critic and writer Kunal Vijaykar when he was promoting his 2011 film ‘Rockstar’.

The comment didn’t go down well with some social media users, and people started sharing #BoycottBrahmastra tweets.

Last week, the movie was at the centre of a controversy when netizens took offence to Bollywood diva Alia Bhatt‘s statement.

Reportedly, the actress was quoted as saying in an interview, “If you don’t like me, don’t watch me.” These comments were in reply to the nepotism debate. Her comment upset the netizens, with many saying that they will boycott her upcoming film.

‘Brahmastra’ marks the first on-screen outing of the star couple Ranbir-Alia.

Directed by Ayan Mukherji, the film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, and south actor Nagarjuna in prominent roles. It is set to hit the theatres on September 9.

Earlier this month, Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ also faced a lot of heat from fans two weeks before the movie’s release. Khan’s seven-year-old comment on India’s intolerance led to boycott calls for the official Hindi remake of the 1994 classic ‘Forrest Gump’.

Irked fans decided to not show up for the movie leading to show cancellations and poor box-office performances.

Will ‘Brahmastra’ face the same fate as ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’?

‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, ‘Raksha Bandhan’ & ‘Acharya’: Top Box-Office Duds Of 2022

‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, ‘Raksha Bandhan’ & ‘Acharya’: Top Box-Office Duds Of 2022

2022 seems to be the darkest year for Indian cinema. With successive box-office debacles, actors, producers and distributors have been left in the lurch. Most films failed to impress the audience as they lacked the novelty factor, while some were plain unlucky. Here’s a look at some of the biggest box-office disasters in recent times.

‘Laal Singh Chaddha’

The film helmed by Advait Chandan saw Aamir Khan returning to the silver screen after five years. ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ which took three years to complete was made on a budget of Rs 180 crore. The film was released on August 11, 2022. An official remake of the Hollywood classic ‘Forrest Gump’, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ failed to impress the audience and only managed to rake in around Rs 124 crore.

‘Raksha Bandhan’

Akshay Kumar’s ‘Raksha Bandhan’ was released alongside Aamir Khan’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. The film helmed by Anand L Rai garnered mixed reviews. The comedy-drama made on a budget of Rs 70 crore has so far collected Rs 60 crores at the box-office. Both ‘Raksha Bandhan’ and ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ rode on high expectations, however, both films were rejected by the masses upon release.

‘Radhe Shyam’(Telugu)

The period romantic drama helmed by Radha Krishna Kumar saw Prabhas returning to the screens after ‘Saaho’ which was released in 2019. The film, made on a budget of a whopping Rs 350 crores, was a colossal disaster as it only managed to collect around Rs 214 crore at the box-office. Stakes were particularly high as the film was simultaneously shot in Hindi and Telugu. The film received mixed reviews, however, performances and production quality were appreciated.

‘Shamshera’

‘Shamshera’ saw Ranbir Kapoor in an action avatar. The period-action film was among the highly anticipated movies of the year. The Karan Malhotra directorial was made on a budget of around Rs 150 crore. The film released on July 22 failed to attract audiences. It went on to rake in Rs 63 crore at the box-office and was declared a colossal failure.