Aamir Khan threw a party after Laal Singh Chaddha flopped, celebrated team’s hard work: ‘He took responsibility for film’s failure’

Known for her role as Jassi in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Mona also spoke about Laal Singh Chaddha, the official Hindi remake of Tom Hanks’ classic Forrest Gump, not receiving the expected response in theaters. She admitted, “Of course, it hurt.” Talking about the effort put into the film, she added, “Dukh toh hua. Humne itne din shoot kiya, itni acchi bonding huyi, itni acchi picture bani, theatres mein woh response nahin mila (It definitely hurt. We shot for so long, bonded well, and made a beautiful film, but it didn’t get the desired response from the theater audience). We were all a bit broken. It saw new life on Netflix. Suddenly, people started talking about the movie, and there was so much appreciation and love pouring in. I knew there was disappointment in theaters, but in hindsight, I believe it will achieve cult status in the years to come.”

Mona revealed that despite the lukewarm box office response, Aamir being heartbroken, he hosted a party to celebrate the team’s hard work. “Aamir sir is the only actor who could throw a party after a flop to honor everyone’s efforts. He said, ‘What if the film didn’t work? It shouldn’t stop us from celebrating.’ He invited everyone from the crew to the actors. He took responsibility for the film’s failure, and that’s why I have immense love for him. Everyone was happy because it was doing well on Netflix, and people started forming Facebook groups asking why it didn’t succeed in theaters,” she shared.

After the film’s failure, Mona was not in denial. “I was fully aware of reality. You feel sad for a few days, then you move on. I cried properly, watched it a few times with my parents, and truly experienced the film. It received so much love on OTT,” she said.

Mona was criticised for playing Aamir’s mother in the film. Aamir while defending Mona, told Pinkvilla, “I want to ask you a question that as an actor, as a creative person, if I’m looking 103, which I’m supposed to, why is my age inappropriate to play the role? Just because I am 57. What is the logic? Age specific kya hota hai actor ke liye? Actor ka toh yeh kamaal hota hai ke woh kuch bhi age ka ho aur kuch bhi age lage. (What is age-specific for an actor? An actor can play characters who are not their age and that is the beauty of it).”