Will you marry me? Unknown Facts: 20 years ago, a movie was released which was romantic, had a little bit of action and a lot of comedy. The pairing of Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar was well liked in the movie and this movie also saved Akshay Kumar’s career.
The name of this film is ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’ which was released in the year 2004 and was a superhit. Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra were seen together for the first time in this film.
Akshay Kumar’s previous films were flops but after the release of this film, Akshay started giving many hit films. Akshay Kumar was cast in this film on Salman Khan’s recommendation and then Akshay’s films came back on track. Let us tell you some interesting stories along with the film’s earnings.
‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’ completed 20 years of its release
The film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi was released on 30 July 2004 and was directed by David Dhawan. The film was produced by Sajid Nadiawala. The film stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Amrish Puri, Supriya Karnik, Rajpal Yadav, Satish Shah and Kader Khan in important roles.
Box Office Collection of ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’
The film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi showed a love triangle which brings a twist in the climax. Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Akshay Kumar did a wonderful job in the film. According to Sacnilk, the budget of the film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi was 19 crores while the film collected 55.97 crores at the box office and its verdict was a superhit.
Unheard things related to ‘Will you marry me’
It has been 20 years since the release of the film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. The songs of the film are still hits and memes are made on many of its dialogues even today. There are some stories related to the film which are being told according to IMDB.
1. ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’ was Kader Khan’s last film in which he appeared in important roles and this film was a superhit. After this, Kader Khan’s health started deteriorating and he passed away in the year 2018.
2. After this film, Akshay Kumar signed many films of Sajid Nadiawala, of which the ‘Housefull’ franchise is the biggest. Its fifth part will be released in 2025.
3. This is the first Hindi film in which cricketers like Kapil Dev, Navjot Singh Siddhu, Irfan Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Parthiv Patel and Harbhajan Singh appeared together in cameos.
4. The song ‘Jeene ke hain chaar din’ from the film proved to be a huge hit. Salman Khan’s towel dance was taken by chance and it became a hit.
5. Sajid Nadiawala offered this film to Celina Jaitley but she rejected it without giving any reason. Later Priyanka Chopra was taken and this proved to be helpful in taking her career forward.
