Samrat Prithviraj director DISMISSES reports claiming he blamed Akshay Kumar for the failure

Magnum opus Samrat Prithviraj starring Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chhillar, Sonu Sood and Sanjay Dutt has turned out to be an unsuccessful venture. The film didn’t garner a good response from the fans as well as critics. The period drama even failed to mint money at the box office. having said that, there were reports suggesting that the filmmaker blamed Akshay for the failure of the film. Moreover, it is also said that the film required a dedicated concentration.

Well, breaking the silence, Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi dismissed the reports claiming he blamed Akshay for the film’s failure. He told ETimes that Akshay Kumar is not just an actor for him but a friend and a well-wisher.

“In the last four years, we have come closer to each other. He is not only an actor for me. He is more than an actor – a friend, a well-wisher, a guardian. He is younger than me but behaves like a guardian. I never blamed him for the failure of the film. Why should I? If he wouldn’t have been there, the film would never have been made. If anybody is responsible for the failure of ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, it is me. I don’t understand my audience,” the director of Samrat Prithviraj told the portal.

 

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Meanwhile, some days back, the captain of the ship Dr Dwivedi spoke about the failure of his ambitious film. “We failed to understand the mood of the people. We made the film on a big scale, but people could not connect with the film. Still don’t understand what is wrong with them. The writers did their work with utmost sincerity. We have not tampered with the facts of history. We understand this responsibility very well,” he told The Times Of India.

Also read: Samrat Prithviraj Review: Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar’s period drama looks visually magnificent but offers a mediocre story