‘If people reject Samrat Prithviraj, Akshay Kumar will go back to Rowdy Rathore and Housefull,’ reveals director Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi

Akshay Kumar starrer Samrat Prithviraj was touted as one of the biggest blockbusters to come out of Bollywood in 2022. Trade analysts expected this historical and big budget movie based on Prithviraj Chauhan to break some records at the box office. Despite all the hype, the lavish sets and the big budgets, Samrat Prithviraj has performed far below expectations and collected Rs 62 crore so far. The film’s director Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi has now recalled Akshay’s words that if people reject Samrat Prithviraj, he will go back to making non-controversial masala entertainers like Rowdy Rathore and Housefull, which pay him more. Also Read – Akshay Kumar set to sign next movie with Karan Johar; to be based on real-life lawyer C Sankaran [Plot Deets Inside]

“I remember Akshay told me personally and even in interviews that ‘I was making Rowdy Rathore and Housefull. These films pay me more. I made an attempt (with Samrat Prithviraj). If people reject this, then no worries, I will go back to Rowdy Rathore. People want to watch things that have no controversies. Then that is what I will do ‘, “the filmmaker told Navbharat Times. Also Read – From Salman Khan-Sangeeta Bijlani to Abhishek Bachchan-Karisma Kapoor: 5 couples who broke up after engagement

Samrat Prithviraj has turned out to be a commercial disaster as the film has earned a merely total of Rs 65 crore at the domestic box office against its massive reported budget of Rs 200 crore. The film’s shows in many circuits are being canceled and flushed out due to zero occupancy to make way for more commercially viable shows of other films. Also Read – Samrat Prithviraj box office collection: Akshay Kumar delivers second flop in a row after Bachchhan Paandey; YRF’s film might wrap up this week

While both Major and Vikram continue to register an upswing in their collections, Samrat Prithviraj has been singularly rejected by cinegoers despite its grandeur and scale. Samrat Prithviraj is the second commercial dud in line both for Akshay Kumar after Bachchhan Paandey and Yash Raj Films after Jayeshbhai Jordaar.

On the work front, Akshay has Selfiee, Ram Setu, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Gorkha, OMG 2 among others.

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