Why Kangana Ranaut's Tejas failed at the box office despite being a larger-than-life heroic affair?

Kangana Ranaut’s Tejas, which released last Friday, failed miserably at the box office. The film earned merely Rs 5 crore in 5 days and has become a forgettable affair at the ticket windows. While Tejas is expected to end its theatrical run in its second week itself, here are some of the reasons, the film failed to strike a chord with the audience.

Even before covid theatrical footfalls were dipping drastically post covid it has become seriously rapid.
Many theatres are shutting down and even after free tickets and many reasonable offers drastic footfall decline is continuing.
Requesting people to watch films in theatres… pic.twitter.com/Mty9BTcpkD

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) October 28, 2023

Lack of in-depth research When you are making a movie on the armed forces, you need to have in-depth research and that was clearly missing in _Tejas_ . The detailing of the film was clearly missing in the direction and other technical aspects. Performances Kangana Ranaut is undoubtedly one of the finest actresses in the entertainment industry. However, this time she went overboard with the craft, which made her screen presence unpleasant. In fact, the director was so focused on Kangana, he underutilised talented actors like Ashish Vidyarthi, Anshul Chauhan and others. Unrealistic The film’s plot was far from reality and it looked like the makers opted for an unrealistic approach. There was no relevance and resonance to the current scenario of the Indian Air Force officers. The scenes were not connected properly, which made the narrative a bumpy ride for the cinegoers. Poor VFX One of the biggest letdowns of the film was the poor VFX. If the makers had done a decent job in this department, it would have made a huge difference. The scene of battle between fighter planes, which was a crucial part, looks very amateurish and bad.