Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi has opened up on the field workplace failure of his cult comedy Andaz Apna Apna and mentioned that the celebrities weren’t obtainable to advertise the movie. (Also read: Salman Khan shows off his muscles in new pool pic)
Salman Khan and Aamir Khan featured alongside Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, and Shakti Kapoor within the movie that was launched in 1994.
Asked in regards to the field workplace report of Andaz Apna Apna, Rajkumar instructed Aaj Tak that folks didn’t discover the movie as Salman had simply had his first hit Maine Pyar Kiya, which was a romantic movie whereas Andaz Apna Apna was not one.
“Andaz Apna Apna was a totally completely different story, it had extra comedy, journey, and humour than romance. It was a novel movie, I don’t bear in mind watching any such movie (earlier than Andaz Apna Apna). People took the time to grasp this movie. When the movie was launched 29 years in the past, the distributors have been additionally newcomers,” Rajkumar mentioned.
The filmmaker additionally mentioned that “neither Salman nor Aamir was within the metropolis to advertise the movie”. He added that even he was capturing some other place and couldn’t promote the movie. “There was no activity related to the film. There was no interaction with the media either. Whatever was to be done for the publicity of the film, that too could not be done. The distributors were also very angry.” Rajkumar Santoshi also rubbished any chance of working on a remake and said that there is no scope, as “the film looks fresh even today. Whoever tries to make a remake of this evergreen film will drown because it is not possible to make such a film.”
Earlier this 12 months, Rajkumar had talked to Hindustan Times in an interview and shared his views on Andaz Apna Apna remake intimately. He had mentioned, “People often ask me to remake Andaz Apna Apna but I tell them ‘I cannot remake it. I can make another film in the same genre maybe, but it won’t be Andaz Apna Apna. Two young male stars with two young female stars. I have even talked to stars and they have told me that they wish to do a film like Andaz Apna Apna.”
He added, “I have worked on the subject and the title I have kept is Ada Apni Apni. In fact, I will announce the film by the year-end. People keep talking about an Andaz Apna Apna remake, but I am done with it. I am making Ada Apni Apni. Maybe it will be better than Andaz Apna Apna, I don’t need to make Andaz Apna Apna a benchmark.”
