बजट से 3 गुना ज्यादा कमाई करने वाली HIT फिल्म, सनी देओल ने की थी रिजेक्ट, अजय देवगन को भी ऑफर हुई थी मूवी
New Delhi. Akshay Kumar is enjoying the release of his new film ‘Housefull 5’ these days. In his 30 -year career, he has worked in more than 150 films. Akshay Kumar made his debut in the 1991 film Saugandh. After that, for years he played an important role in many films, but he could not get success, which he expected. Then the film ‘Animal’, released in 1999, proved to be a boon for Akshay Kumar.
Sunny Deol-Ajay Devgan has rejected film
In a recent interview to India Today, Sunil Darshan revealed that Sunny Deol was to be cast in the beginning for ‘animal’ and later the film was offered to Ajay Devgan, but both left the film. He said, ‘The animal was not written for Akshay. The film was first planned with Sunny Deol. We were almost in a position to start shooting, but we got into estrangement on some issues. Those issues are not solved even today. So I decided to move forward and take someone else.
The animal was made in the film Akshay Kumar and Karisma Kapoor.
Akshay Kumar got the film from 1 phone
The filmmaker further said, ‘Ajay (Devgan) and I met on Saturday and we had agreed to the film. We were going to finalize everything on Monday, but everything changed on Sunday ‘. On the same day, the director received such a call, which he never expected. He said, ‘That call belonged to a person from whom I had never met before- Akshay Kumar. He was very keen to meet me immediately. I called them and they told me that they want to film animals. He asked if you would consider making this film with me? ‘
This thing of Akshay Kumar touched the heart
Sunil Darshan told that initially he was a little hesitant to cast Akshay Kumar, because at that time the actor was going through the worst phase of his career. He said, ‘But I thought, he is a smart, disciplined actor, who is ready to throw himself completely. He even told me that Sir, I will give you my 100 per cent and this thing touched my heart.
The film earned 3 times more than the cost
Released in December 1999, ‘Animal’ proved to be a turning point for Akshay Kumar’s career. According to the report of the trade website Secondalk, Akshay Kumar’s ‘animal’ was made in a budget of Rs 6 crore. In India, the film had a gross collection of Rs 14.36 crore. Total earnings worldwide were Rs 18.95 crore. In this way, the film did three times more business at the box office. Its box office is Wordict Hit. This film was not only successful commercially, but also gave a new direction to Akshay Kumar’s career, which was constantly struggling with flop films.
