{"id":158696,"date":"2025-11-02T11:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/158696\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T11:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:43:09","slug":"studio-partner-had-no-faith-in-queen-its-executives-went-on-a-holiday-when-it-released-film-was-lying-in-the-cans-for-1-%c2%bd-years-anurag-kashyap-1-bollywood-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/158696\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cStudio partner had NO faith in Queen; its executives went on a holiday when it released; film was lying in the cans for 1 \u00bd years\u201d \u2013 Anurag Kashyap 1 : Bollywood News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anurag Kashyap had a fascinating conversation with Komal Nahta where he spoke about his several films, including the ones at Phantom Films, a production house which had Anurag as one of the founders. One of the finest films made by this banner was Queen (2014), starring Kangana Ranaut in the lead. It had unanimous acclaim and was a sleeper super-hit. However, Anurag revealed that pre-release, no one had any confidence in the film\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStudio partner had NO faith in Queen; its executives went on a holiday when it released; film was lying in the cans for 1 \u00bd years\u201d \u2013 Anurag Kashyap<\/p>\n

Anurag said, \u201cThe studio partner had no faith in Queen at all. No one had any faith. It got greenlit as it was a low-cost film. Later, they were like \u2018Yeh kya hai?\u2019. It was lying in the cans for 1 \u00bd years. But when I saw the footage for the first time, I enjoyed it a lot. I couldn\u2019t stop laughing. I said, \u2018Yeh toh kamaal ki picture hai\u2019. I was asked, \u2018Why are you so happy?\u2019. I said, \u2018Because this is a very good film\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cQueen was the only film where I sat on the edit and I even got the Filmfare Award for Best Editing (laughs). I wondered, \u2018Mujhe jo iss film mein dikh raha hai, woh koi aur dekh kyun nahin paa raha?\u2019. That\u2019s why I came on board as the editor. Also, the entire film was built on the performance of Kangana and her improvisations. I could clearly see the great performance of this actor and the arc in her character but others didn\u2019t see it. I don\u2019t know what others were trying to find in that film.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further said, \u201cWhen the film was released, the studio executives went on a holiday. No one had any confidence. Ranjan Singh and Kangana Ranaut together marketed the film. They also had maximum confidence. I was (not in Mumbai as I was) busy shooting Bombay Velvet (2015). Even director Vikas Bahl was with me in Sri Lanka on the sets of Bombay Velvet.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stated, \u201cI still remember that Queen\u2019s first day collection was Rs. 85 lakhs. The next day, it collected more than Rs. 1 crore. Slowly, it grew.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also Read: SHOCKING: Anurag Kashyap says, \u201cUTV Motion Pictures left Gangs Of Wasseypur 3 days before shoot; they asked me, \u2018Nawazuddin Siddiqui kis angle se yeh role karega?\u2019\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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