This multi-starrer movie that released in 2002 had 12 big stars playing pivotal roles. Despite the star power, the film failed miserably at the box office.
Not all Bollywood movies manage to be box office successes. But with star power of 12 actors, it is expected that the film will do wonders at the box office. Bollywood has produced many multi-starrer movies. And many of them have tasted success. However, a film with 12 stars in cast that released in 2002 failed miserably at the box office. In fact, it did not even cover its budget with box office earnings.
The film we are talking about is Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani. The film starred biggies like Akshay Kumar, Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Armaan Kohli, Manisha Koirala, Sonu Nigam, Aftab Shivadasani and many more. It also had veterans like Raj Babbar, Amrish Puri, Raza Murad and others in pivotal roles.
The film was helmed by Rajkumar Kohli and the story revolved around a revenge-seeking Ichchhadhari Naag. The fantasy action thriller did not impress the audience. And rather was criticised by many.
As per reports, the movie was made on a budget of Rs 18 crore. However, it made only Rs 14 crore at the box office with its worldwide business. Even on IMDb, it received a rating of 2.7.
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani was supposed to be Armaan Kohli's comeback film. He was re-launched as Munish Kohli. However, the film did not serve its purpose.
Even the VFX scenes were highly crictised. They were termed 'cringeworthy' and some of the scenes were even termed 'illogical'. The director retired from filmmaking after Jaani Dushman.
An interesting trivia about this film is that Akshay Kumar was working on a per-day structure. In one of the interviews with Pinkvilla, he explained that he asked director if his character could come back from the dead. He explained, I was on a per-day pay structure at the time, and I wanted to buy a flat. I needed the money, so just like that, I went to the director, Rajkumar Kohli, and told him, ‘Sir, mera kaam khatam ho gaya hai, lekin aap tension mein lag rahe ho’ (Sir, my work is done, but you seem stressed).
Further explaining that dates of one actor weren't matching so Akshay suggested that he could come back. The director changed his mind, extended Akshay's role in the movie and his character returned from coma.
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