Ranbir Kapoor: The biggest mistake I made on Shamshera was...

After a gap of about four years, Ranbir Kapoor featured in two movies this year: Shamshera and Brahmastra. The former, directed by Karan Malhotra, featured the actor in a dual role; however, it turned out to be a box-office failure. On the other hand, the Ayan Mukerji-directed film made an impression around the world and broke several box office records. During his recent appearance at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2022, Ranbir spoke at length about the debacle of Shamshera and also about the state of the box office in India.

While talking to Deadline, RK described Shamshera as by far the hardest film he has worked on. The actor revealed that the worst error he made in Shamshera was sticking on a beard. Ranbir was making a reference to the fake beard he sports in the movie. The actor continued by saying that when one is shooting in the heat and they stick on a beard, it's like the face is melting.

Still being talked about was the 2017 family drama Jagga Jasoos, which Ranbir called "another disaster." The Rockstar actor said that it was a movie that he produced and that it was a personal endeavour. Anurag Basu directed the film, and the star said that it was a really nice and uplifting idea, but it didn't work out, which hurt a lot. That's the only movie Ranbir has ever seen that made him feel bad.

Shamshera is one of a number of high-profile, high-budget Bollywood films that have had trouble at the box office in recent months, despite the fact that Indian theatres have been operating without COVID restrictions for almost a year.

Regarding the state of the Indian box office, Ranbir told the international publication that it's been pretty horrible these last several years. He hopes that with strong storytelling and renewed vigor, Indian cinema will return. The entire culture of going to a theatre for a community viewing of a movie seems to be dying, and it's only there for the big-ticket films.