India, April 7 -- Maddock's Horror Comedy Universe has been a roaring success at the box office. The only blemish on that record is Bhediya, the Amar Kaushik film that earned a belated acclaim but was a disappointment at the box office. In a recent conversation, the filmmaker admitted that the film's failure affected him. (Also read: Amar Kaushik says idea of horror-comedy universe first came during Bhediya shoot: 'The End se nafrat hain mujhe')

Speaking with Komal Nahta on The Game Changers podcast, Kaushik analysed the box office failure of Bhediya. "Do cheezein thi jo mujhe baad mai samajh mein aayi, ek toh ussi time aa gayi thi (There were two factors that I realised later). Just like Stree 2 released with two other films, Bhediya al...