Farah Khan Blockbuster is no stranger to providing entertainment. From Main Hoon Naa and Om Shanti Om to Happy New Year, the filmmaker has enjoyed a successful directorial career. But Tis Maar Khan was the film that broke his winning streak after its release in 2010. Although the film was panned by critics and underperformed at the box office, it has since gained a loyal cult following.Speaking frankly Shekhar SumanOn the chat show, Farah reflected on how the failure of the film affected her personally and professionally.
‘What I was doing was clicking’
Recalling that phase of her career, Farah said, “I didn’t have any depression before Tis Maar Khan. Everything I was doing was clicking. Tis Maar Khan was the only time I so-called ‘failed’.” Now, of course, it has become a cult film.”The filmmaker admitted that the criticism hit him hard and took time to recover from it.“It was very painful, and yes, I was devastated at the time. I was out of bed a week later,” she said.
‘The trolling I faced was on another level’
Farah also spoke about dealing with online criticism at a time when social media was still in its infancy.“Fortunately, there was no social media back then. There was only Twitter, and the trolling I faced there was on another level. I felt horrible because everything eventually comes back to you. There’s always a good friend who comes up and tells you, ‘This person said this,’ or ‘That person said that.’ I kept thinking, ‘I’ve worked with all these people. Why is this person tearing up my picture?’ He explained that despite the absence of multiple social media platforms, the criticism surrounding the film spread quickly and affected him deeply, especially since most of it came from people he knew in the industry.Although Tis Maar Khan was considered a disappointment at the time of its release, the film has undergone a significant reappraisal over the years. Today, it enjoys cult status among a section of audiences, with many revisiting its comic moments, songs and dialogues long after its theatrical run.
