Directed by Samrat Prithviraj, Akshay Kumar gets tears in his eyes after film failure, reveals creative differences with Aditya Chopra Hindi Film News

director Chandraprakash Dwivedi Recently shed light on the unexpected failure of the 2022 release samrat prithviraj Special feature Akshay Kumar in the title role. He revealed how the film, which was expected to revive the post-pandemic theatrical experience, faced harsh criticism and fell short of expectations.
Addressing the objections from the audience even before the release of the film, Chandraprakash said: Mukesh Khanna said on his YouTube channel that they were against the method. Akshay I saw it in the movie. One of the objections was about how young Manushi Chhillar was and Akshay, who was 55 at the time, was playing the role of a 26-year-old king. Then there were questions about his mustache, why he didn’t have a real one. They even said that his body skeleton did not resemble Prithviraj at all. He honestly confessed that most of these objections were correct.
The director admitted that the film failed in its responsibility to the audience, and also creative differences he was dating a producer Aditya ChopraHe emphasized that their visions for historical films were completely different.
“You are very lucky to have a producer like Aditya Chopra. He is a sensible person who sees projects through to completion, but he has his own vision and the same was true with Prithviraj. He is just Not an investor, he’s just that: an investor. “He was also a creative person. He had some ideas that he should have talked about first,” he explained. Despite the director’s expressed opposition, he revealed that he continued to make the film.

Director Chandraprakash shared feedback from critics, including comparisons with clothing brand Manyavar, and expressed his disappointment over the film’s unexpected fate. “In production, YRF I believed that this movie would bring about miracles. “No one expected this to be the fate of this film,” he added.

The director then revealed that both he and Akshay learned a valuable lesson: “No one should tamper with history.” He mentioned a cordial conversation he had with Akshay after his release, where Akshay had tears in his eyes after hearing the criticism.

Despite the setback, the duo later collaborated on successful projects like Ram Setu and OMG 2, showing their resilience in the face of adversity.