Rajpal Yadav Shares Insight on ‘Baby John’ Box Office Failure
Actor Rajpal Yadav, who starred alongside Varun Dhawan in the recent film Baby John, has opened up about the film’s underperformance at the box office. Despite his action-packed role as Constable Ram Sevak, which garnered praise, Yadav believes that the film’s failure can be attributed to it being a remake.
In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, Rajpal stated, “If this wasn’t a remake, then this would have been the most well-made film of my 25-year career. But since Vijay had done it, the audience had already seen it, and because it was a remake, it affected the box office of the film.”
When asked about Varun Dhawan’s reaction to the film’s poor performance, Yadav defended the actor, saying, “Varun is such a sweet boy, very hardworking. He has always tried to do something different, and his attempts must be appreciated because it’s a big deal to take risks.”
Baby John, a Hindi remake of Thalapathy Vijay’s Theri, had a budget of over Rs 180 crore but struggled at the box office, opening with Rs 11.25 crore and seeing a drastic decline in earnings. Despite having a star-studded cast with Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabbi, Jackie Shroff, Salman Khan, and Sanya Malhotra, the film’s numbers are struggling to cross Rs 40 crore in India.
