Producer Naga Vamsi hits back at trolls after Telugu version of Jr NTR, Hrithik Roshan's War 2 underperforms at box office: 'Looks like everyone is...'
Producer Naga Vamsi has responded to trolls after facing backlash over the poor box office performance of the Telugu-dubbed version of War 2. Despite being one of the year's most anticipated films and marking
Jr NTR
's Bollywood debut, the action thriller has underwhelmed in Telugu markets, prompting speculation about Vamsi's future in the industry.
Telugu version fails at the box office
Vamsi's production house, Sithara Entertainments, bought the Telugu distribution rights of Jr NTR and
Hrithik Roshan
's War 2 for about Rs 80–90 crore. However, the dubbed version has earned only Rs 50 crore in its first six days. Following this, trolls have been targeting Naga Vamsi, claiming that the producer might quit the film industry.
Vamsi's sharp reply on X
On Wednesday, the producer shut down such trolls on X (formerly Twitter). He wrote, "Enti nannu chala miss avthunattu unnaru...Vamsi
adi, Vamsi idi ani gripping narratives tho full hadavidi nadustundi...Parledu, X lo manchi writers unnaru. (It looks like everyone is missing me a lot. Not bad, there are some good writers on X creating gripping narratives about me).
He further added, "Sorry to disappoint you all, but inka aa time raaledu… minimum inko 10-15 years undi (Sorry to disappoint you all, but it's not time yet…there's 10-15 years more left for that).
At the cinemas...for the cinema, always! See you all with our next outing #MassJathara, Very Soon."
About War 2
Directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by
Aditya Chopra
under Yash Raj Films, War 2 is the sixth installment in the YRF Spy Universe, following Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, War, Pathaan, and Tiger 3. The film also features Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor, Ashutosh Rana, and Varun Badola in pivotal roles.
The much-awaited War 2, which also marked Jr NTR's Bollywood debut, has turned out to be a disappointment. The film has received mixed to negative reviews from both audiences and critics, and so far has earned over Rs 320 crore gross worldwide and Rs 200 crore net in India.
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