Unknown Facts about Agni Sakshi: Nana Patekar is known for his unique acting skills in the film industry. He had a film named ‘Agni Sakshi’ and it has been almost 28 years since its release. The story of this film is based on domestic violence and it shows what happens when a woman crosses the limit and responds to the oppression. The box office collection of the film ‘Agni Sakshi’ was excellent and the story was also made to give a message to the society.
The film Agni Sakshi was a superhit and even today memes are made on social media on many of its scenes. Let us tell you what is the collection of Nana Patekar, Manisha Koirala and Jackie Shroff’s film Agni Sakshi and where you can watch it on any OTT platform.
‘Agni Sakshi’ completes 28 years of its release
The film Agnisakshi was released in theatres on 15 March 1996. Directed by Partho Ghosh, the film was made under the banner of Neha Films. Nana Patekar, Manisha Koirala and Jackie Shroff were seen in lead roles in the film. This film is still shown on TV and after watching this film, many people started hating Nana Patekar because Nana had played that character brilliantly.
Box Office Collection of ‘Agni Sakshi’
Nana Patekar’s tremendous acting was seen in the film Agni Sakshi. Apart from this, Manisha Koirala’s work was also good. The film received a lot of love from the audience due to its story. According to Sacnilk, the budget of the film Agni Sakshi was 4.50 crores while the film collected 31.39 crores worldwide at the box office. The verdict of the film was a blockbuster.
Story of ‘Agni Sakshi’
In the film Agni Sakshi, a girl named Madhu (Manisha Koirala) is married to Vishwanath (Nana Patekar). Vishwanath is a crazy man and he always doubts his wife. She cannot talk to anyone, cannot go out anywhere and if she has to go out, she has to return at a fixed time, there were many restrictions.
If Madhu did something of her own accord, she was beaten up badly. One day Madhu gathers courage and runs away and meets Suraj Kapoor (Jackie Shroff) who is very rich. To know how the story of the film turns, you should watch it on Prime Video.
Unheard stories of ‘Agni Sakshi’
It has been 28 years since the release of the film Agni Sakshi but even today people like this film. There are some things related to the film which you probably do not know, so let us tell you about it.
1. ‘Agni Sakshi’, ‘Yaarana’ and ‘Daraar’, all three of these films had similar stories. All of these were released back to back and were inspired by the Hollywood thriller ‘Sleeping with the Enemy’.
2. Nana Patekar also received the National Award for the Best Negative Role in the film Agni Sakshi. This was a tremendous film in Nana’s career which was one of the blockbuster films of that year.
3. Manisha Koirala’s role in the film Agni Sakshi was first offered to Madhuri Dixit. But she was busy shooting for the film Yaarana, so it was given to Manisha Koirala.
4. Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala were in a relationship about three years before the shooting of the film Agni Sakshi. Their affair started during the shooting of the film Khamoshi (1996) but they separated around the year 1999.
5. The film Agni Sakshi did good business in India but it was also loved in Canada. It is said that Nana Patekar got a lot of popularity there after this film.