Aamir Khan Says ‘Trolling' Isn't Why Laal Singh Chaddha Failed: ‘It Didn't Connect…'

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06-06-2025

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Aamir Khan believes that even with the same level of trolling, films like 3 Idiots or Dangal would have still succeeded at the box office.
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has often addressed the box office failure of his film Laal Singh Chaddha, co-starring Kareena Kapoor. Recently, he talked about the heavy trolling and boycott calls that the film faced, saying that while the negativity was intense, it wasn't the reason the film failed. He explained that he believes the film failed to connect with the audience. Further, he added that even with the same level of trolling, a film like '3 Idiots' or 'Dangal' would still have performed well at the box office. He stated that no troll can stop a good film.
While speaking at Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Summit, Aamir Khan said, 'The trolls will only say 'boycott this' and 'boycott that'. Only negative things get put on the list. Most of them haven't even watched the trailer. I'm not just saying this for my films—this applies to everyone's work. A lot of people in society—not just actors, but across all professions—are being attacked for no reason at all. What surprises me is, why are people reacting to it? Because it's a troll who's saying it. If a sensible person had said it, then I would be concerned."
Aamir Khan Says Laal Singh Chaddha Faced Massive Trolling
He further said that when Laal Singh Chaddha released in 2022, it faced 'massive trolling'. Weeks after the release of the film, the team sat together to understand and decode what went wrong. 'We went through that post-mortem, and I remember there were some 30 of us in the room from different departments- creative, distribution, marketing, exhibition. Each one gave their reason. And if I remember correctly, everyone said that the film got a very raw deal because it was trolled so badly. That's why the film didn't do well. I disagreed with all of them."
Aamir Khan Reveals Why Laal Singh Chaddha Flopped
Further stating the reason, Aamir Khan said, 'According to me, the film did not do well because it did not connect with people. And everyone disagreed with me. They said, 'There was so much trolling, we've never seen this level of negativity for any film.' I said, yes, that's true. I'm not saying there wasn't excessive trolling. There definitely was. But imagine this- on the same day, instead of Laal Singh Chaddha, 3 Idiots released, with the same level of trolling. Would the trolling have worked? No chance! In 2–3 days, the entire tsunami would have reversed. And then all of them agreed with me. Had Dangal released that day with the same amount of trolling, would it have worked against it? No."
Directed by Advait Chandan, Laal Singh Chaddha stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Naga Chaitanya and Mona Singh. It released in theatres on 11th August 2022.