After years of delay, Jagga Jasoos was finally shown to the audience on July 14, 2017. However, the movie did not live up to the expectation which led to a rant on Anurag Basu as well as music composer Pritam by Rishi Kapoor not only accused Anurag Basu but also music composer Pritam by saying, "Honestly, Neetu (Kapoor) and I saw the film, only a day ahead of the release. Till, Anurag Basu was still mixing the film. Can you imagine that? Pritam [composer] probably delivered the music only a week before. What can you say? Basu doesn't take an opinion from anybody. Today's filmmakers are doing this with everybody. They don't show their films before release to take opinions and treat it as though they're making a nuclear bomb. I didn't hate or love the film. I only felt it needed to be abridged by 20 minutes."
Recently, in an interview with a leading daily, Pritam responded to this, "I have spent enough time in the industry to not believe any interview verbatim. Unless I get a personal message, I don't believe in anything. Rishi Ji is somebody I respect a lot, he is a senior, I've grown up watching his films. On top of it, he is Ranbir's dad. I am in love with Ranbir for his talent and the person he is."
Taking about the film, Pritam said, "It was a complicated project and that's why it took time. It's not easy to take up a subject like that and live with it for over four years. Anurag is more passionate than I am. All of us did multiple projects during that time but he didn't do anything else." He also said, "There was nothing more good, challenging or more fun than Jagga Jasoos. I am really proud of the film. This one is for posterity and I think it will survive time." "Anurag is a genius. I've worked with so many filmmakers, and he is one of the best we have. He is not only the master in direction and screenplay but also good in all the other aspects of filmmaking," he concluded by saying.
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