Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s biggest flop left makers in losses for 12 years, they had decided to cast Priyanka Chopra in the film
Umrao Jaan was one of the most popular films that hit the theatres in 1981 and rocked the box office. After the blockbuster film, the makers decided to make the same film in 2006. The film starred Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai in the main roles. The movie did not do well at the box office and got tanked. The makers were not able to come out of the shock after the film faced losses for 12 years.
In 1981, Rekha impressed everyone with her acting in Umrao Jaan and she gained a lot of limelight with her performance. The makers were unable to pay Rekha for her acting but promised to make her immortal. Umrao Jaan managed to make profits and their film became a blockbuster.
In the year 1857, director Muzaffar Ali decided to make a film on Mirza Hadi Ruswa’s book Umrao Jaan and he went to Rekha’s mother with his Begum Sahiba Subhashini. He said that he wanted to make the film with her. In 2006, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were seen in the lead roles in the film along with Shabana Azmi.
But, the film did not do well and in 2005 JP Dutta said, ‘I had reached a point where I had to take a decision. I wanted to work with Priyanka. I had seen her as Umrao Jaan’. Priyanka rejected the film as her dates were already booked. According to Box Office India, Rs 23 crore were spent in making of the film, but the movie collected Rs 7.42 crore across the country. JP Dutta was left disappointed and he could not make another film for 12 years. He then made Paltan in 2018 but that too proved to be a flop. Now, he is planning to make the sequel of Border 2.
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