Harshvardhan Kapoor on failure of ‘Mirzya’

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s ‘Mirzya’ (2016) saw the debut of Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher. Unforunately, although there was initial hype surrounding the film, it didn’t fare well with the audiences or at the box office. Kapoor has recently opened up about the film’s dismal response.

“To be honest, I wasn’t expecting Mirzya to set the box office on fire. Obviously, it would have been nicer had it opened with slightly better numbers. It wasn’t a commercial film and it’s safe to say that now. Actually, you don’t know what is mainstream and what is not until it’s really put out there. I’m also in a way discovering the sensibilities of the audience as I go along,” said Kapoor, according to Pinkvilla.

Kapoor went on to explain that he is happy to say that the film wasn’t to the audience’s liking, “I’m not saying Mirzya was a perfect film. In fact, I’m the first one to admit that it was a flawed film. But most films are flawed. It was visually enchanting and musically stunning, though. And as newcomers, we didn’t do anything glamourous or starry in it. I had dirt all over and sported a full grown beard. Rajasthani stable boys and warriors are like that. So, the learning is that you go from story to story. I understand people universally couldn’t connect much with the film. Some people liked it and they did let me know. My next with Vikramaditya Motwane is a lot more accessible in that sense”.

Kapoor concluded that he’s shot for half of ‘Bhavesh Joshi’.

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