Shankar’s Indian 2 has been a colossal disaster at the box office. As if theatrical failure was not enough, the film has faced endless trolls since its release on Netflix. Indian 2 has been facing one hurdle after another right from the day it was announced.
At first, Lyca Productions which produced the film took Shankar to court over his non-compliance with the project. The legal troubles for Shankar started when Lyca accused that Shankar for being non-commital towards the project. The makers demanded a restraining order on Shankar from working on any other project till Indian 2 was completed.
Once these legal issues were sorted, the film’s budget became another major concern. Indian 2 was planned as a single film with 235 Cr budget. Shankar failed to complete the film within the planned budget.
Due to budget and legal issues, the Kamal Haasan starter came to a halt and Shankar switched to Game Changer. After the blockbuster success of Vikram, Indian 2 was back to the sets with Rs 150 Cr additional budget. Surprisingly, the team failed to complete the film even in this budget and the film was finally divided into 2 parts with the budget crossing Rs 500 crores.
Eventually, Indian 2 ended up as a massive disaster and was wiped out of theatres in a matter of days. This is a lesson on project planning and staying within the budget. Such incidents will continue to happen when the directors go beyond the stipulated budgets.