Alia Bhatt on facing failure: I felt terrible

Alia Bhatt has made a mark in the industry with her amazing performances. Even her track record at the box office has been quite good. Since 2012, she has been a part of nine films out of which one one has failed to make a mark at the box office. We are talking about ‘Shaandaar’ that failed miserably at the box office. After four hits, it was a flop for Alia.

Recently, while talking to Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Lux Golden Divas – Baatein with the Badshah’, the actress spoke about facing failure. She said, “Touch wood, 90 per cent of my films fared well at the box office. But there has been one failure, and because of that failure, I am more calm… Some strange reason. ‘Shaandaar’ didn’t work at the box office. I was heartbroken. I could not believe it. I turned to my father. He was the only person I was speaking to and then I went on a holiday solo to mourn the loss.”

“I felt terrible, but after that I felt ‘ho gaya’ (it’s done). The bandage has been ripped. I have faced my first failure, and I will be ready for whatever comes. Getting up after the failure is very different. My father sent me this poster with Frank Sinatra’s quote ‘The best revenge is massive success’,” the actress added.

Talking about her upcoming movies, Alia will next be seen in ‘Raazi’ in which she plays a Kashmiri Spy who gets married to a Pakistani army officer. The movie is directed by Meghna Gulzar and has Vicky Kaushal opposite her in the film. ‘Raazi’ is slated to hit the screens on May 11, 2018. She will also be seen in Aanand L Rai’s next in which she has a cameo. (Also read: Alia Bhatt’s look at IFFI 2017 is not wow but applaud worthy for sure!)

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Murtuza Iqbal

‘Eat Sleep Bollywood Repeat’ is his life Mantra. Dance is his first love and Rani Mukerji is his eternal crush. He is someone who loves being himself, and as for the ones who don’t agree, his reply? “Talk to my hand!”