Ekta Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of the anthology ‘Love Sex Aur Dokha 2’, discussed why she might need to go into hiding after the release of Dibakar Banerjee's film.
In an interview with Variety, Ekta said, ‘It (Thank You For Coming) has left a very strange pain in my heart because the way that film was and the kind of reception it got in India, vis-a-vis the reception it got overseas, I don’t know what happened’.
‘Thank You For Coming,’ starring Bhumi Pednekar, was co-produced by Ekta and Rhea Kapoor. Despite glowing reviews after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, the film failed at the Indian box office.
Ekta expressed concern about the backlash she received for ‘Thank You For Coming,’ leaving her to wonder how much controversy the even bolder ‘LSD 2’ would stir upon its release.
‘And the hate spamming we went through – our walls used to be spammed every day with hatred, because we attempted to discover and make a movie on female sexuality. I can only imagine what’s gonna happen when LSD 2 comes. I think I’ll have to hide again,’ she added.
‘LSD 2’ is the sequel to the groundbreaking found-footage anthology ‘Love, Sex Aur Dhokha,’ directed by Dibakar Banerjee and produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures. It also marked the debut of actor Rajkummar Rao.
‘It wasn't my idea, it was Ekta's idea. She suggested that enough time had passed and society had changed so much that we could make LSD 2,’ said Dibakar to ANI.
‘In the time of LSD 2, our virtual life has now completely dominated our real life. So this virtual life that we live in, I wanted to see how it was happening,’ he added.
‘LSD 2’ is slated to release in cinemas on April 19.
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