Piyush Mishra talks about failure of Ranbir Kapoor starrer Shamshera; says, “I also didn’t understand why it didn’t work”

Piyush Mishra discusses Shamshera, Kanjoos Makhichoos and much more.

March 20, 2023 - 1:43 PM IST

Actor Piyush Mishra is one of the versatile actors of Bollywood. He is all set for the release of his next film, Kanjoos Makhichoos, which is directed by Vipul Mehta. In a recent interview, while speaking about that film, he also spoke about his previous film Shamshera starring Ranbir Kapoor and Vani Kapoor in lead.

Piyush Mishra talks about failure of Ranbir Kapoor starrer Shamshera; says, “I also didn’t understand why it didn’t work”

While lauding Vipul Mehta, Mishra told Hindustan Times, “I relate with him a lot due to his connection with theatre. He is a big name in Gujarati theatre. He wrote the script in a theatre format and that’s why it had very interesting nuances. I enjoyed working with him as I take instructions like a kid on set.”

When asked if he wished for more and bigger roles, he said, “It’s all fine, I don’t think much about all this. I do what I get, the only condition is I should like the role. I don’t think about awards. I only do good roles. I reject a lot of roles, there are so many scripts lying at my home. I love rejecting them and do only those which have some meat. There was meat in my (film) Kanjoos Makhichoos and that’s why I did it.”

Piyush revealed he was unsure of the specific reasons why the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Shamshera failed to win over critics and audiences. When questioned about that film, he said, “I also didn’t understand why it didn’t work. People said it didn’t work due to the script. I think we have already seen fantastic stunts so many times. Now you will have to compete with them, the revolution in South. Baahubali was not merely CGI, it also had a very solid script. To compete with a Baahubali, you will have to write an equally brilliant script. Pushpa also had a very good script, it wasn’t made just like that. Adding CGI is only beneficial when you have a solid script. CGI without script is of no use.” Piyush stated, “I don’t know what went wrong with Shamshera but I will be more careful in future.”

Piyush also talked about how the screenplay determines the quality of dialogues. He said, “I derive my inspiration only from the screenplay. Dialogues depend on the screenplay. It’s not possible to write dialogues for a bad screenplay, at least for me it’s not possible.”

Kanjoos Makhichoos will be streaming on ZEE5 on March 24, 2023. The film also stars Kunal Kemmu, Shweta Tripathi, Alka Amin, Rajiv Gupta and the late Raju Srivastava in pivotal roles.

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