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Juhi Chawla is celebrating her 57th birthday today, i.e. on November 13, 2024. On this special occasion, let’s revisit an interesting anecdote when the actress admitted to being “happy” about Aamir Khan’s casting in her iconic film, Darr for the anti-hero, which was eventually done by Shah Rukh Khan.
During an earlier conversation, Juhi Chawla revealed that legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra initially approached Aamir Khan for the anti-hero role. The birthday girl was quite elated with the development, considering she had shared screen space with Mr Perfectionist in the past.
“When I heard that Yash ji was going to cast Aamir Khan for the role that Shah Rukh did, I was so happy, because you know I’ve worked with Aamir in our initial films and with him I’m so comfortable. Then I heard that Aamir is not doing it, then I think it went to Ajay Devgn and some other young heroes but they wouldn’t do it, then finally it was Shah Rukh. But I can’t tell you how special it was!,” she was quoted as saying in Hindustan Times.
She further added that she was a “wide-eyed young girl” at that time who was just experiencing life and going through the whole experience. According to the actress, she wasn’t aware of where she was headed but noted the experience of big highs and being overwhelmed with it.
The former Miss India admitted finding her little joy with Shah Rukh Khan as she had done Rajun Ban Gaya Gentleman with him by then, so a comfort level had developed. “It was a great big adventure,” stated Juhi.
Years later, it won’t be wrong to say that Juhi and SRK are going strong in terms of their professional collaborations and personal bond of friendship. The two co-own an IPL cricket team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
In addition to this, the duo has also shared screen space in remarkable rom-coms of the ’90s like Yes Boss, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Duplicate, and more. Meanwhile, Juhi and Aamir have shared screen space in movies like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Ishq, and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke among others.
Juhi Chawla was last seen in Amazon Prime Video’s web series, Hush Hush, released in 2022.
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Singham Again, starring Ajay Devgn in the lead role of Bajirao Singham along with other cop universe actors- Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tiger Shroff, Jacky Shroff, and others, is the latest entrant in the popular Rs 200 crore club.
Helmed by Rohit Shetty, the mass cop action-drama opened to mixed word-of-mouth, however, it maintained a decent hold at the box office after an impressive first week and 2nd weekend. The movie entered the Rs 200 crore mark on its 12th day of release, which is a fair result in a major clash scenario against Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
For the record, the movie had passed the Rs 100 crore mark on its 3rd day only. Its opening weekend business was around Rs 111 crore net in India. Further, it surpassed the Rs 150 crore net mark on its 6th Day. And now, it took another 6 days to add Rs 50 crore more to the tally to enter this coveted club.
The Diwali 2024 released threequel emerged as the fourth Ajay Devgn starrer to mark the entry into the Rs 200 crore club. Previously, Ajay Devgn’s Golmaal Again, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, and Drishyam 2 zoomed past this magical figure.
Soon, Singham Again will cross the lifetime box office collections of Golmaal Again to emerge as the highest-grossing movie of the Rohit Shetty-Ajay Devgn duo of all time. It will be interesting to see if the cop drama could beat the final box office collection of Drishyam 2 to take the 2nd spot among the highest-grossing Ajay Devgn movies.
Day
Net box office collection
First Week
Rs 158.75 crore
Day 8
Rs 8.00 crore
Day 9
Rs 12.00 crore
Day 10
Rs 14.25 crore
Day 11
Rs 4 crore
Day 12
Rs 3.5 crore
Total
Rs 200.50 crore in 12 days
Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
Disclaimer: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. The figures can be approximate, and Pinkvilla does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the films in question.
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