{"id":286090,"date":"2025-04-20T11:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T11:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/utkarsh-sharma-blames-allu-arjuns-pushpa-2-and-varun-dhawans-baby-john-for-vanvaas-failure-dono-mein-screens-ki-maaramaari-thi\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T11:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T11:14:36","slug":"utkarsh-sharma-blames-allu-arjuns-pushpa-2-and-varun-dhawans-baby-john-for-vanvaas-failure-dono-mein-screens-ki-maaramaari-thi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/utkarsh-sharma-blames-allu-arjuns-pushpa-2-and-varun-dhawans-baby-john-for-vanvaas-failure-dono-mein-screens-ki-maaramaari-thi\/","title":{"rendered":"Utkarsh Sharma blames Allu Arjun\u2019s Pushpa 2 and Varun Dhawan\u2019s Baby John for Vanvaas\u2019 failure: \u2018Dono mein screens ki maaramaari thi\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Filmmaker Anil Sharma\u2019s son Utkarsh Sharma marked his debut as a lead actor with Sunny Deol\u2019s Gadar 2, after working with him as a child actor in Gadar. The actor collaborated with his father again on the 2024 family drama Vanvaas, which also starred Nana Patekar and Simratt Kaur. However, the film, which received mixed reviews, fell flat at the box office. In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Utkarsh opened up about the reason behind the poor performance of Vanvaas.<\/p>\n

He reasoned, \u201cAccording to me, we analysed the whole thing and understood that our release date was a little wrong. It got subdued between Pushpa 2 and Baby John. Dono mein screens ki maara maari thi. Their screen war affected us a lot. Although, we were seeing a bit of growth in the first week, but due to very limited screens, we weren\u2019t able to collect better. We were operating at 90-95% capacity. So, the demand was clearly there, but unfortunately, the screen war of these films impacted it. Sadly, we don\u2019t have enough screens in India to cater to 2-3 different films at a time. Hopefully, in the future, such a thing won\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Although Vanvaas found a new audience on streaming, the actor said he would have rather seen the audience\u2019s reactions in theatres. \u201cThe film came on OTT and did really well. There we got good reviews from people. There\u2019s no screen war on OTT. It\u2019s a benefit that people will at least get access. But, I get excited by theatres more. OTT was good for Vanvaas, but you don\u2019t get the reaction from people, who watched and who didn\u2019t. It\u2019s like I am working from home, there\u2019s no fun in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Also Read | Vanvaas movie review: The Nana Patekar-starrer is a plodding affair<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Utkarsh Sharma also opened up about giving his nod to Vanvaas. The actor said, \u201cI said yes to the film because I thought how will I get such a chance again? To do a family film, that too for the theatre? Bann hi nahi rahi hain cinema ke lie vaisi films ab. I felt that it was emotional and family oriented, hence I said yes to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cAs an actor, you keep learning and growing. You understand your strengths and weaknesses and know where you could have done better. You get a chance to push the boundaries and keep on discovering yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about his future projects, Utkarsh Sharma shared, \u201cI am shooting for out and out comedy and the other one is a proper actioner. It\u2019s fun tackling these two different birds. It\u2019s a challenge, but I am learning with each project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n