MUMBAI: Liger, written and directed by Puri Jagannadh and starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday, failed to attract audiences and make a mark in the box office. This led to big backlash for the director as many distributors wanted to be compensated for the losses they faced. It escalated to a point where Puri said that he even faced death threats. Now, he has written a letter about the film, which has gone viral on social media. In it he states that failure and success should be taken as experiences.
He wrote, “If it is a success, money will come. If it is a failure, so much knowledge will come. So, we always gain mentally and financially… there is nothing in this world that we can lose. So, we should not look at everything as a failure. If bad happens, the bad people around us will disappear. Once we look back, we realize who remains there. Isn’t it good?”
He further added, “(People) will compliment you, accuse you, put you behind the bars, bail you out, clap and scold. So, if these things don’t happen in your life, make sure that they happen. Otherwise, there is a danger of not becoming a hero. That’s why we should live like heroes. If we want to live, we should be honest. There is no need of proclaiming myself as an honest person. There is no need of saving the truth. The truth will safeguard the truth. Truth always defends itself.”
Talking about the rumours that many got financially cheated by the director without compensation, he wrote, “No one will do anything if we work without betraying others. If at all I had betrayed someone, it was the audience who bought the cinema tickets with a belief in me. I did no fraud to no one. Actually, I’m liable to my audience. I will do films and I will entertain them. Talking about money? Name at least one person who took at least one rupee when they died. Then I too will save (money). In the end, we all meet in the graveyard and everything that happens in between is all drama.”
Earlier an audio was released of Puri Jagannadh slamming some distributors for blackmailing him and threatening to protest outside his house. The audio went viral on social media. He then filed a complaint with the police against distributor Warangal Srinu for attempting to extort money from him.
The film Liger had also featured the world boxing champion, Mike Tyson, in an extended cameo. The film is about the struggle of an MMA fighter in the competitive sport. The film was disliked by critics for its melodrama and outdated ideas. Critic Shubhra Gupta gave the film one star, and wrote, “Vijay Deverakonda film is a cringe-fest of mammoth proportions.”
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Credits : The Indian Express
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