Wamiqa Gabbi breaks silence on Baby John's underperformance.

Wamiqa Gabbi who is gearing up for her release Bhool Chuk Maaf with Rajkummar Rao recently opened up about the not so great response to her last film Baby John with Varun Dhawan in the lead. She is known for her versatile performances in Hindi, Punjabi, and South Indian cinema.

Talking about the fate of the film, in an exclusive interview with ETimes, she said, “Yeah, I did my best and I think everybody did their best. A lot of people liked it, and a lot of people did not resonate with it also.”

In an industry where stars often deflect responsibility or disappear after a commercial underperformer, Wamiqa’s honesty stands out. She acknowledges that the film being a remake — loosely adapted from Thalapathy Vijay’s Theri — came with its own set of challenges.

“I also think it was a remake, and people had already watched the original,” she admits. “But obviously it was not a complete frame to frame remake.”

The film, despite heavy promotions, a formidable cast including Varun Dhawan, Jackie Shroff, Keerthy Suresh, and Wamiqa herself, didn’t quite strike a chord theatrically. But in true Bollywood fashion, it found a second wind once it hit OTT.

“Sometimes you don’t know, right? What the audience is going to like and what not. Because when it came on OTT, a lot of people started liking it also,” she reveals.

“In our business, I feel like it’s all trust,” she says. “There’s a meeting, you listen to the story. You have trust that they will make it good. They also have trust on you that you will perform well. Everyone has trust that they will make it. So it’s all based on trust, and you really don’t know what the results are going to be. I’m very happy. I’m very happy to have met Atlee sir, I’m very happy to have worked with Varun, Jackie Shroff sir, Keerthi, and that little girl Zara. I met some great people, and I had a great time.I’m so glad that I got to experience all of that, and learn so much, and do action. It was so nice,” she reflects

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