Honey Irani says Farhan Akhtar will take time to get over 120 Bahadur`s failure

Farhan Akhtar`s 120 Bahadur released in theatres in November 2025. However, despite a strong plot, the film failed at the box office. Now, Farhan Akhtar`s mother, writer Honey Irani, recently opened up about how the film`s failure emotionally impacted Farhan Akhtar and how he is coping with the setback.

Honey Irani on 120 bahadur`s failure

During a conversation with Vickey Lalwani, Honey Irani shared, "We have all gone through it. He and Zoya both have gone through it. Of course, it is your personal loss because you have worked so hard on it, and so many people are involved with the film, and so much money is involved. And when that film doesn`t work, it pains a lot."

She further continued, "It will take Farhan time to get over it, and to get over it, you have to move on to the next thing. But it will take time." The veteran writer further explained how she has always advised her children to "not take success to their head and failures to their heart."

Honey said, "This is a part of life. Sometimes those films work that you didn`t expect to work, and sometimes even good films don`t work. Kaagaz Ke Phool was a masterpiece, but it did not work. These things happen in life. One has to analyse it."

Previously, Farhan Akhtar had shared how filming 120 Bahadur was challenging, given that the team was shooting at 14,000 feet in Ladakh. He said, "You`re shooting in any place that is inhospitable to a certain degree; it`s always a challenge. Ladakh, of course. So we were shooting at about 14,000 feet. The weather was extremely hot at times and then extremely cold. We experienced dust storms as I`d never seen before in Ladakh, and I`ve been there many times myself."

About 120 Bahadur

Farhan Akhtar plays the character of Major Shaitan Singh Bhati, the revered Param Vir Chakra awardee who fiercely led the Ahir Company with extraordinary bravery. The film was helmed by Razneesh `Razy` Ghai and was released in cinemas on November 21, 2025. Despite some positive reviews, the film turned out to be a box office disappointment and earned hardly Rs 24 crore.