Mona Singh Opens Up About Laal Singh Chaddha’s Failure and Her Success

Mona Singh reflects on the performance of Laal Singh Chaddha at the box office and shares her excitement about her upcoming shows. Read the exclusive interview now.

Mona Singh, in an interview said that she believes that an actor’s talent gets noticed despite the performance it gives on the box office and that she got quality roles after Laal Singh Chadhha (2022). Mona who is currently seen in Munjya, starring Sharvari Wagh, said that when Laal Singh Chadhha Came out on OTT many people ‘Reached out’ to her.

Mona said. “When you’re able to resonate with people, when people look up to you for the character that you play, I got that first validation while playing Jassi. Later, when Laal Singh Chaddha came out on OTT, a lot of people reached out to me and said during Covid we lost our parents and we related and felt the same as what you portrayed as a mother and that was really overwhelming for me. A lot of women again reached out to me after Made In Heaven, especially those who have been through domestic abuse. That is the biggest gratification as an actor for me that people begin to resonate with you as to what you’re portraying.”

On if the actor’s performance is dependent on  the box office

She said, “Well, I will give you the best example for this – right now, all the work that I’ve been doing for the last two years, since 2022, is because of Laal Singh Chaddha. The movie didn’t get great box office numbers but I got great shows because of that film… according to me, an actor’s talent never goes to waste. It always gets noticed. The film in theatres didn’t do well but when it came on OTT, it blew out of proportion and that is the time when people got to see the different types of roles I was doing which got me different opportunities and people were willing to explore varied roles with me. I got many opportunities because of that.”

Amir Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Laal Singh Chaddha released on OTT platform only a few weeks apart from its theatrical release in 2022. The film also starred Naga Chaitanya and Manav Vij. Laal Singh Chaddha is a the hindi adaptation of the Oscar winning  English film Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks which was released in the year 1994.

Laal Singh Chaddha – Performance On Box Office

Laal Singh Chaddha came out as  a disappointment  of the year for Bollywood as far as box office returns are concerned. The much hyped Laal Singh Chaddha movie failed to garner even 100 crore globally. However, after it’s Netflix release, it got a new lease of life. Apart from audiences appreciating the film, it has racked up impressive viewing figures as well. It has become the no 1 film on Netflix in India and no 2 non-English film on Netflix globally.

Many shared the final scene of the movie on X (formerly Twitter).  “Despite of the verdict of the movie, this one scene from Laal Singh Chaddha is so special; hats off to Aamir Khan for pulling it off,” wrote a fan. Others praised Shah Rukh Khan’s much-talked-about cameo in the film. The actor played a de-aged, younger version of himself in the film. “The best reason to see Laal Singh Chaddha is @iamsrk cameo,” tweeted a fan. Initially, Aamir had said he would not want the film to release on OTT for at least six months after release but in the end, it dropped on Netflix only eight weeks later, and that too, without much fanfare.