In a recent candid interview, Rakul Preet Singh looked back at the 2017 pan-India film Spyder – the Mahesh Babu starrer that was supposed to be her big multilingual breakthrough – and admitted it was one of the toughest moments of her career. What makes her reflection so powerful is not just the honesty, but how she turned a public setback into quiet, lasting strength.

The Streak That Made Her Believe She Was Unstoppable

By 2017, Rakul was on an incredible roll in Telugu cinema. Films like Nannaku Prematho, Dhruva, and Sarrainodu had turned her into a bankable name. Offers were pouring in, and the industry was calling her the “lucky charm.” When Spyder came along – directed by AR Murugadoss and co-starring superstar Mahesh Babu – it felt like the perfect launchpad into Tamil and national cinema.

“I thought nothing could go wrong,” she recently shared. “I was riding this wave of back-to-back hits and honestly believed success would just keep coming.”

When the Box Office Said Otherwise

Spyder released with massive hype, but the response was underwhelming. Critics called it over-ambitious; audiences didn’t connect the way everyone expected. For the first time in years, Rakul tasted commercial failure on a gigantic scale.

“That phase broke my confidence completely,” she says. “I started questioning everything – my choices, my acting, even whether I belonged here. For weeks I would just sit and overthink.”

The Turning Point: From Self-Doubt to Self-Awareness

What could have become a spiral became a turning point. Rakul took a step back, stopped signing films blindly, and started reading scripts more carefully. She began saying no to projects that felt repetitive or didn’t excite her creatively.

“Spyder was my reality check,” she reflects. “It taught me that no matter how many hits you have, one film can change the narrative overnight. But more importantly, it taught me that the narrative can be changed again – by you.”

She credits that period for making her braver with choices. Post-Spyder, she explored diverse roles in films like De De Pyaar De, Manmadhudu 2, NGK, and later the hard-hitting Chhatriwali and I Love You. Each character felt like a conscious departure from the “glamorous heroine” image she once carried.

The Lesson Every Artist Needs to Hear

Today, Rakul looks at failure very differently. “Success feels amazing, but failure teaches you who you really are,” she says. “It humbles you, sharpens your instincts, and forces you to grow roots when everything above the ground feels shaky.”

From the girl who once feared a single flop to the woman who now celebrates risks, Rakul Preet Singh’s journey after Spyder is proof that sometimes the biggest disappointments become the strongest foundations. And in an industry that often hides its scars, her willingness to talk about them openly is perhaps the most inspiring part of her story.

Failure didn’t end her streak – it just redefined what winning really means.

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