Ajay Devgn wished to have a better run at the box office for his film, Runway 34. The film performed poorly at the ticket window and later landed on the OTT platform.
Actor Ajay Devgn in a new interview addressed his film Runway 34 and its lukewarm response at the box office. Reflecting upon the film’s second chance at the OTT platform, the actor believes that he had not let his audience down with the film. The film is directed by Ajay under his production house, Ajay DevgnFFilms.
Runway 34 stars Ajay Devgn with Amitabh Bachchan and RakulPreet Singh. It narrates the story of a botched flight landing and the subsequent investigation against the pilots responsible for it. The film earned just ₹3 crore on its opening day and reports claimed that it became the lowest opening day for Ajay Devgn since his 2010 film Atithi Tum KabJaoge. The film also received mixed reviews from critics and later found its way to the OTT.
When asked Ajay if he considers options for a re-release of a film after Runway 34, he told ETimes, “Runway 34’s stupendous run on OTT and the compliments that followed made me feel partly vindicated. I was happy that as a filmmaker I had not failed my audience completely. I wish it had got a good run at the box office. Like I said in my earlier reply, the box office does matter. However, I would not consider (at least not at this stage) trying to re-release Runway 34 in theatres. Never say never it is said. So, who knows.”
Ajay Devgn is currently basking on the success of Drishyam 2 at the box office. Talking about it, he also added during the conversation, “The box office of a film is gratifying. I am happy that Drishyam 2 continues to surpass expectations at the ticket windows in India and overseas. Frankly I am happy as much for myself as the people who made this film— (Abhishek Pathak, director) Tabu, Akshaye Khanna, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta and MrunalJadhav, Rockstar DSP (music director) and all the other co-actors and technicians; but I am also rejoicing for the film industry because we are going through a trying phase. We need films, (being altruistic), all films to collect money because we need to keep the film economy running. Post the pandemic, there have been sporadic hits. This is a worrying thing for us as an industry.