Aanand L Rai admits 'Raksha Bandhan' was a 'blunder', lost his instincts.

• Director Aanand L Rai called his film 'Raksha Bandhan' a "blunder," admitting he misjudged his instincts and lost trust in his storytelling voice.
• Rai stated he made assumptions about audience preferences, trying to simplify the story for smaller towns, which went against his usual filmmaking process.
• The Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Raksha Bandhan' failed at the box office, collecting Rs 48.63 crore in India.
• Rai clarified that the issue was his intent behind starting the film, not the script or Akshay Kumar's performance.
• After previous setbacks, Rai has recently found renewed success with his latest film 'Tere Ishk Mein'.

Why It Matters: A director's blunder reveals the cost of ignoring one's true artistic vision.