Arjun Kapoor starrer ‘The Lady Killer’, directed by Ajay Bahl who earlier has directed the Taapsee Pannu starrer ‘Blurr’, took to the comments section of a Youtube channel and addressed the rumours ,confirming that indeed the film has been released incomplete.
Many people earlier had commented stating the film looks choppy and is not relatable to the characters of the film,making it impossible to connect the dots. Ajay Bahl confirmed by commenting that 30 pages of the script of the film ‘The Lady Killer’ were never shot.
He further confirmed saying that the 30 pages out of the 117 pages screenplay of the film had very important crucial scenes which could not be shot due to several reasons . Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar play the lead roles in the film.
Crucial scenes such as Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar’s romance, their chemistry, Bhumi’s alcohol dependency and Arjun’s sense of getting trapped, his attempts to leave everything and run down to town and his sense of complete despair were some of the major twist and turning points of the film, that never made it to the screen.
Ajay said that these 30 pages scenes were the psychological beats of the film and the audiences would have definitely been enthralled to see Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar unite on the screen for the very first time. However, the scenes were pulled down and which is why the film looks absolutely choppy and one cannot connect with the characters nor with their life journey.
There were rumours of the director and the both the actors having a rift between them that has led to the extreme disaster and chaos. However, Ajay Bahl put all of these rumours to rest and said that it was his pleasure working with the two most talented actors and clarified that it was really very painful to shoot the film but the actors were very cooperative and they tried their level best to complete the film..
He stated that the actual problem in shooting and completing the film lay in something else that he cannot reveal completely as it may not go in the best interests of the film.
What happened with Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar’s ‘The Lady Killer’
According to the Times of India report it is said that the film, ‘The Lady Killer’, which is produced under the banner of Bhushan Kumar’s Tips series productions, did not have a proper shooting schedule which is why everything from day one went for a toss.
The actual shoot of the film was to happen in Uttarakhand but the makers couldn’t do the needful as it was raining extremely heavily in the Uttarakhand region.
This was the actual reason due to which they just got the film edited and released because they were under some obligation to an OTT platform on which the film is going to be premiered. There were time constraints and hence the shot was wrapped up fast without shooting the crucial 30 page scenes out of the 117 pages screenplay and was released in a hurry.
The total budget of the film ‘The Lady Killer Is only 45 crores, however as of now after its release the film has managed to only make a meagre box office collection of 38,000 Rs after its global release. The theatre shows are almost empty with no audiences and the reviews are something beyond expectations.
The film is a crime thriller and released on the 3rd of November this year. The film has sold only 293 tickets as of now and is said to be a bomb on the box office collections, considering the production ,the actors in the film and the ticket sales on its first day in the history of Indian Cinema.
