Shanaya Kapoor’s Bollywood debut has been a topic of discussion before and after the movie’s release. The actress might have come from the mighty Kapoor lineage, but that actually didn’t make things easy
for her; rather, the audience had even greater expectations from her first film. However, when her debut movie Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan was released, it left audiences disappointed, leading to an underwhelming box office performance, but the actress remained unperturbed by it.
Speaking to HT, Shanaya Kapoor reacted to Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan’s underwhelming box office and said, “Of course, what happens commercially does hurt you a little. You want people to go watch your work in the theatres. But the love I got was so much. It was everything I was waiting for, and when the moment came that my movie was out there, for me that was everything.”
After an underwhelming box office run, Shanaya was getting condolence messages from people, but she was actually not looking at the situation in that particular way. Speaking about the same, Kapoor said, “While I was getting messages like ‘It’s okay’, ‘things will get well’, there was this kid in me that was just beaming with joy that my film is out now. Whatever the fate of this film has been, I was giving my all, and I’ve done it. It’s so much, and honestly, I’m so proud of it.”
“My Insta bio still says, ‘Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan out on ZEE5’. I am very proud of that film. I want everyone to see that. Maybe it can be seen as a way of putting it out there in people’s faces that this film didn’t do well, but for me, it’s a proud movie made with love. It was a memorable moment when the film released, as I took a deep breath and finally exhaled when that Friday came and my film was out there. There was so much tension in me for almost five years before that,” Kapoor continued.
In Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan, Shanaya Kapoor portrays the role of a theatre artist, while Vikrant is seen as a blind musician. Directed by Santosh Singh, the film is based on Ruskin Bond’s short story titled The Eyes Have It. Produced by Zee Studios, Mini Films, and Open Window Films, the film clashed at the box office with Rajkummar Rao and Manushi Chhillar’s gangster drama, Maalik.
