Aamir Khan remembers that he was ‘too confident’ during Laal Singh Chaddha, where he went wrong: ‘Finally he spent £ 200 crore’

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan may have opened up on the failure of his film Laal Singh Chaddha, but he recently shared exactly where he went wrong during making it. Khan revealed that he went overboard with the budget of the film. Aamir Khan on what went wrong with Laal Singh Chaddha Laal Singh Chaddha was made on a budget of over £ 200 crore, which eventually caused a loss for the manufacturers. Aamir Khan acknowledged to his mistake and remembers his “oversold”. He spoke to Komal Nahta and said, “I have the habit of posting every movie I produce through an economic filter. Instead of focusing on how much it can earn, I focus on the fact that the film should not lead to any losses. Unfortunately, I did not put Laal Singh Chaddha through the filter.” He shared that the film eventually crossed the £ 200 crore budget, while it had to cost less than half. “I became a little conviction with Laal Singh Chaddha because I delivered too much back-to-back hits. This is where I went wrong. I didn’t make economic seizure on the film, ‘he added. Laal Singh Chaddha budget Aamir Khan admitted to expecting a limited potential for box office for the film. While Dangal earned £ 385 in India and more than £ 2,000 worldwide, he expected Laal Singh Chaddha to collect only about £ 100-120 crore. “If you know your film would earn you £ 120, you could keep your budget up to £ 80 crore, maximum. Ideally, it must have been between £ 50-60. However, we have spent a £ 200 crore,” he revealed. Laal Singh Chaddha earns £ 133.5 worldwide. It is open to mixed reviews of critics and fans and made a modest £ 11 in India. According to Khan, the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbated a difficult situation for the team. Despite the closure, he continued to pay his workers to ensure that no one was left unpaid, which increased production costs. In an effort to finish the shooting, he said the team even flew abroad, but the travel costs contributed to the losses, especially as an extensive series of its table tennis in China was finally cut from the film. Khan also acknowledged that he has always been aware that the story does not follow a mass market structure. He said he explained to director Advait Chandan that the film is unconventional because it is built around a question, and more focus on the character than the plot.