Zoya Akhtar reflects on directorial debut Luck By Chance failing at box office: I just survived

Zoya Akhtar has just seen through the release of her latest directorial venture, The Archies - based on the evergreen comic book series of the same name. With her passion project now belonging to the audience, the director recently reflected back on her first feature film and its dismal fate at the box office. Akhtar also opened up on brother Farhan Akhtar's much anticipated project, Jee Le Zaraa.

Zoya Akhtar on dealing with Luck By Chance failing at the box office

Zoya Akhtar made her directorial debut with 2009 film Luck By Chance starring brother Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma and Dimple Kapadia. Though the film received rave critical reviews, it sorely underperformed at the box office. In an interview with Galatta Plus, the director revealed that appreciation from critics for Luck By Chance in the face of low box office numbers is what kept her self-esteem afloat. 

She said, "I feel I owe critics my self-esteem for that period because I survived because of those reviews. You take it very badly when something that you have worked on and nurtured comes out and doesn’t do well. I cannot express what it felt like to be validated in that way. I just survived. I just felt someone was getting me."

Zoya Akhtar expresses excitement for Jee Le Zaraa

The director was initially asked to share an update on a potential sequel to the 2011 film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. To this, Zoya said, " am not going to make any comments on that." This was followed by Zoya herself speaking about brother Farhan Akhtar's much-anticiapted project, Jee Le Zaraa which has faced multiple delays and faces an uncertain future.

She said, "I think what’s most exciting now is Jee Le Zaraa that Farhan is making. He is going to have a blast directing that."