Imtiaz Ali on ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’s failure: This is not the first or the last one

Imtiaz Ali’s directorial ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal‘ featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma was a major debacle. Needless to say, audiences had expected a lot of the film as it had the finest star cast and director on-board. But some things are just not meant to be, they say. Despite the film being a box office dud, Imtiaz Ali has stated that the failure has not left him devastated.

In a recent media interaction, when the ‘Jab We Met’ director was asked to comment about the same, he said, “I’m always questioning my craft. This is not the first or the last failure or disappointment that I’m going to have in life. I genuinely mean, I’ve gained more from my failures than from my successes.”

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“There’s only that much pain that actually hits me when I realise that something has fallen short of expectations. It doesn’t devastate me. It’s fine, both are equal to me. My analysis will always be biased. People around me who love me are biased, if I’m thinking from my brain, that’s only my perspective. It is very difficult to reach across that line and go that side and look. I try. After a film is done I don’t calculate it. I don’t get into postmortem. I let it go because it’s released and I can’t do anything,” Imtiaz added.

Like the director says, one must always treat their successes and failures equally and not get too carried away with either of them. That’s a tip we are going to keep in our minds for sure, what about you?

Though Imtiaz Ali has not announced his next film, he will be presenting his brother, Sajid Ali’s ‘Laila Majnu’, which releases on September 7, 2018.

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