Vikrant Massey Reveals Anupama Chopra Dubbed Him An 'OTT Actor' Before 12th Fail: 'Why Will People...'

Vikrant Massey recently shared insights from his Shanghai trip where he promoted his film, ’12th Fail.’ Reflecting on an anecdote, Vikrant revealed that renowned film critic Anupama Chopra, the wife of the film’s director Vidhu Vinod Chopra, initially viewed him as primarily an OTT actor and doubted his appeal in theaters. Despite these reservations, ’12th Fail’ turned out to be one of the financial hits of 2023. Produced on a modest budget of approximately Rs 20 crore, the film impressively grossed Rs 70 crore worldwide before even hitting the Chinese market.

During his appearance at a Times of India event in Varanasi, Vikrant recounted the conversation, stating, “Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s wife Anupama Chopra, who is a celebrated film critic, told him that you are making a film after so long. No one came to watch your previous film Shikara. He is an OTT actor. Why will people come and watch him in the theatre?”

During the 100 days celebration of the film ’12th Fail,’ Vidhu Vinod Chopra shared an interesting anecdote about the film’s journey. He recalled, “When I was making the film, I was told by everyone, including my dearest wife (film critic Anupama Chopra), to put it out on OTT. She said, ‘Nobody will go to see Vinod! Teri aur Vikrant ki film!’ She told me I don’t know, that I’m not connected with movies (anymore).”

Anupama Chopra, present at the event, humorously backed up his story by admitting, “He’s right, I did say I don’t know who will come to the theatre to see this film. So I’m saying in public that I was wrong and you are right.”

At the same event, Vikrant Massey reflected on the journey of making ’12th Fail,’ highlighting moments of self-realization and confidence. He said, “We often had moments of self-realization about the journey we were on. Despite external doubts, we were confident that our film would find its audience because we knew we had made a ‘good film.’”

12th Fail is inspired by the real-life journey of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS Officer Shraddha Joshi. On the professional front, Vikrant has an exciting lineup of projects in the pipeline. The actor will next be seen in Director Ranjan Chandel’s upcoming thriller film, The Sabarmati Report. The movie centres on the events of February 27, 2002, on the Sabarmati Express near the Godhra railway station in Gujarat. It also stars Ridhi Dogra and Raashii Khanna. It also features Ridhi Dogra and Raashi Khanna.