Sara Ali Khan, who's currently promoting her film Pati Patni Aur Woh Do, weighed in on the debate around success vs failure during a recent interview. She recalled her mother Amrita Singh’s precious warning after her impressive debut. She also shared how she navigates success and failure in a demanding profession like the film business.
Sara made an impressive mark in her first few films. But soon she faced criticism as her films flopped at the box office. Recalling her mother’s advice, Sara told PTI: 'I know that I got a lot of love very early in my career, very, very early. And my mom, in fact, used to tell me, “This is very scary” because it happened overnight and it was a lot. Then came two films that didn’t give me that love, and that was actually scarier.’
‘So, I was like, “Okay, what’s happening?” But I’ve grown to see that if you do good and honest work, audiences will give you love for that,’ Sara added. She believes in constructive criticism and shutting out the noise as well.
‘You just hope for the best and you keep working. You don’t let the noise get you. You have to see, “What if this is constructive criticism? Where do people have a point? Okay, fine, maybe this is true. Maybe I shouldn’t just let my personality be so loud that people refuse to take me seriously,”’ Sara said.
Sara Ali Khan made her debut with Kedarnath, opposite Sushant Singh Rajput, in 2018. After initial hits, the actor’s next two projects—Love Aaj Kaland and Coolie No. 1—tanked at the box office, prompting harsh criticism.
On Pati Patni Aur Woh Do, directed by Mudassar Aziz, the film is a spiritual sequel to the 2019 movie Pati Patni Aur Woh. In the film, Prajapati (played by Sara) is caught between three women, played by Ayushmann, Rakul Preet Singh, and Wamiqa Gabbi. The 30-year-old said she is looking forward to the film, which—despite its title—is a film that can be watched with the entire family.
Sara asked the audience to watch the film for a community experience. She emphasized watching the whole film with family and grandparents rather than shutting their eyes or ears. ‘You don’t have to shut their eyes or ears. They can watch the entire film,’ she said.
The film releases in theatres on May 15.
