Rani Mukerji reveals box office failure of Samrat Prithviraj, Shamshera impacted YRF a lot, Aditya Chopra refused to…

Rani Mukerji opened up about her husband-producer Aditya Chopra suffering major losses in 2022 and revealed that there was a phase of depression in Yash Raj Films.

One of the biggest production houses of Bollywood had three major flops in 2022- Akshay Kumar-starrer Samrat Prithviraj, Ranveer Singh’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar, and Ranbir Kapoor’s Shamshera.

Rani Mukerji revealed that during the pandemic, Aditya was given a good deal to release these films on digital platforms, but he waited for cinemas to open up. Rani talked about YRF’s gloomy days at FICCI Frames 2024. After inaugurating the three-day gala event, Rani had an interactive session with Rajeev Masand.

In the session, Rani spoke about how the COVID pandemic impacted the cinema and how Aditya suffered three major setbacks. Without naming the titles, Rani said, “There were makers who were releasing films on OTT, and I see my husband calm and composed with the conviction,

saying that ‘These films are made for theatrical, for a large audience to enjoy, and I want to release these films in theatres’. Rani also said, “He was being offered, a lot of money to release on OTT, and it was a complete business call, where it would be a win-win situation for the OTT platform and the the producer, where he could be making profits, by releasing straight on OTT.”