Producer Naga Vamsi found himself at the receiving end of heavy trolling after the failure of “War 2.”
Having acquired the theatrical rights to the NTR–Hrithik Roshan film, and buoyed by his close relationship with NTR, Vamsi made bold public predictions before the release, and even urging fans to push the film’s collections beyond the Hindi version.
When the film underperformed, the backlash was intense.
Social media critics and some fan groups targeted him, and unverified reports even claimed he had gone off the grid, switched off his phone, and fled to Dubai to dodge distributors.
Some posts went as far as to suggest he was bankrupt.
Responding to the rumors during an interview on Ravi Teja’s “Mass Jathara,” Naga Vamsi said his earlier comments were born of excitement for NTR’s Bollywood debut.
He dismissed the reports about fleeing or bankruptcy and asked a simple rhetorical question to underline their absurdity: “If I were bankrupt, how would I hide in Dubai - where would I get the money to go there?”
Vamsi’s frank reply appears aimed at shutting down speculation and putting the focus back on the film and its creators rather than online gossip.