Rakul Preet Singh is aware of how an already unpredictable business — the movies — has become even more volatile post the pandemic. No one knows the pulse of the audience, and even the makers are surprised by the rate of acceptance and rejection.

In such a scenario, how much is she focusing on the box office collections of her films? “My giving or not giving importance is not going to make a difference. The truth is, of course, everybody loves box office collections. It’s unfortunate but your work is credited a little more when the numbers are high, irrespective of the time,” says the 31-year-old.

But she maintains that if a film doesn’t work commercially today at theatres, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it was bad. “There are so many films that did well on OTT and didn’t work in theatres due to so many factors. Like, the audience doesn’t have the money to go for two films in a week. Some backlash at some point doesn’t mean the film is not good. People should not look at the box office collections till we stabilize and look at whether the film is good or bad,” says Singh, who was last seen in Runway 34.

She adds that, as an artiste, you still take away something from a film: “You do want to make money, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that you enjoyed the process, and that your performance was appreciated.”