Aamir Khan Hosted A Party After Laal Singh Chaddha Failed At The Box Office: ‘What If It Didn’t Work?'

Mona Singh, who acted with Aamir Khan in 3 Idiots and Laal Singh Chaddha, described him as very “intelligent” and spoke about his professionalism in a new interview. She said that she feels lucky to have worked with him twice. In Laal Singh Chaddha, Mona plays Aamir’s mother. In a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, she talked about her bond with the actor.

Mona said that she asks him a barrage of questions when they are on sets. “I don’t call him when I’m troubled or ask him what to do, but when we are on the sets, I am very inquisitive and keep asking him bizarre questions. ‘Why is this important in the script? Why is something this way?’ He is so intelligent; he knows it all. He’s clear and sorted. I really respect him a lot. I feel I’m one of those lucky actors who got the chance to work with Aamir twice in two decades. I feel lucky and fortunate,” the actress said.

Mona Singh also talked about how it hurt when Laal Singh Chaddha didn’t do well in theaters. She said, “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 film’s lukewarm box office response, a heartbroken Aamir Khan hosted a party to celebrate the team’s hard work and everyone was happy. “Aamir sir is the only actor who could throw a party after a flop to honour 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 said.