Farah Khan recalls being ‘devastated’ after Akshay Kumar starrer Tees Maar Khan flopped: ‘I just got out of bed after a week’ |

Farah Khan recalls being ‘devastated’ after Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer Tees Maar Khan flopped (Image credit: Instagram)

Farah Khan is no stranger to delivering blockbuster entertainers. From Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om to Happy New Year, the filmmaker has enjoyed a successful directorial career. But Tees Maar Khan remains the only film to break his winning streak when it released in 2010. Although the film was panned by critics and underperformed at the box office, it has since gained a loyal cult following.Speaking frankly Shekhar SumanOn the chat show, Farah reflected on how the film’s failure affected her personally and professionally.

“All I was doing was clicking”

Recalling that phase of her career, Farah said, “Before Tees Maar Khan, I didn’t have any period of sadness. All I was doing was clicking. Tees Maar Khan was the only time I said ‘failure’.” Now, of course, it’s become a cult film.”The filmmaker admitted that the criticism hit her hard and it took her time to recover.“It was very painful, and yes, I was devastated at the time. I got out of bed only after a week,” she said.

“The trolling I faced was on another level”

Farah also spoke about dealing with online criticism at a time when social media was still in its infancy.“Fortunately, there was no social media back then. There was only Twitter, and the trolling I faced there was on another level. I felt terrible because it all comes back to you in the end. There’s always a well-meaning friend who comes along and says, ‘This person said this’ or ‘This person said this.’ I kept thinking, ‘I’ve worked with all these people. Why is this person trashing my film?'” She explained that despite the absence of multiple social media platforms, the criticism surrounding the film spread quickly and affected her deeply, especially since much of it came from people she knew within the industry.Although Tees Maar Khan was considered a disappointment when it was released, the film has undergone a remarkable reappraisal over the years. Today, it enjoys a cult status among a cross-section of viewers, with many revisiting its comic moments, songs and dialogues long after its theatrical run.