Radha Bol Box Office: Whenever the name of a director who makes romantic comedy films in Bollywood is taken, David Dhawan will be on top of it. David Dhawan is said to be a master of making such films and he has also given many superhit films on this topic. In the 90’s era, Govinda used to be in his films but there was one film in which he had cast Rishi Kapoor instead of Govinda.
Yes, we are talking about the film Bol Radha Bol which was released 32 years ago in which Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla were seen in the lead roles. Rishi Kapoor had a double role in this film and the film was a box office success. Let us tell you how much the film earned and some unheard stories related to it.
‘Bol Radha Bol’ completes 32 years of its release
On 3 July 1992, the film Bol Radha Bol was released in theatres across the country. The story and dialogues of the film were written by Anees Bazmee. The film was produced under Neha Arts banner and was produced by Nitin Manmohan. The songs of the film were written by Sameer and its music was composed by Anand-Milind. Apart from Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, actors like Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Kiran Kumar, Mohnish Bahl, Alok Nath and Sushma Seth were seen in the film.
‘Bol Radha Bol’ box office collection
In the film Bol Radha Bol, you will get to see everything – romance, comedy, action, drama. If you have not seen this film yet, then you can watch it for free on the OTT platform Zee5. The songs of this film were also superhit. According to Sacnilk, the budget of the film Bol Radha Bol was Rs 2.50 crore and the film collected Rs 8.20 crore worldwide at the box office. The verdict of the film was said to be a superhit.
Story of ‘Bol Radha Bol’
In the film, there is a rich boy named Kishan Malhotra (Rishi Kapoor) who takes care of the entire business himself after his father’s death. To fulfill his father’s unfulfilled dream, Kishan goes to the village where his father had promised to give employment to people through the factory. Kishan goes to that village and starts the work and becomes everyone’s favorite. Meanwhile, he falls in love with the village girl Radha (Juhi Chawla).
He promises that he will come back with his mother and marry her. But after going to the city, his own uncle (Alok Nath) tries to kill him for the property and when he thinks that he is dead, he brings Kishan’s lookalike Tony. After this, to know where the story of the film takes a turn, you will have to watch the film on Zee5 which is absolutely free. Let us tell you, the comedy of Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor in the film is also very funny.
Unheard stories related to ‘Bol Radha Bol’
1. In the year 1992 itself, Rishi Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan Deewana was released on 25 June. About a week later, Rishi Kapoor’s other film ‘Bol Radha Bol’ was released. Some characters of the film were in both the films, including the names of actors like Sushmita Seth, Alok Nath and Mohnish Bahl. Both the films were successful at the box office.
2. Rajinikanth’s Tamil film Thalapathi (1991) song ‘Rakhma Kaiya Thattu’ was copied from the song ‘Tu Tu Tu Tu Tara’ from ‘Bol Radha Bol’. The film Thalapathi was also dubbed in Hindi and the song in it was ‘Arre Jaaneman Aaja Aaja’.
3. The film Bol Radha Bol was David Dhawan’s first film with Rishi Kapoor. This film did wonders at the box office. Whereas Govinda has appeared in most of David Dhawan’s films.
4. This was Rishi Kapoor’s last superhit film as a lead actor. After this, he left his mark on the screen not as a lead but as a brother and sometimes as a father.
5. In this film, Rishi Kapoor played a negative role as Tony. After this, he played the role of a villain in films like ‘Kuch To Hai’, ‘Kal Kisne Dekha’, ‘D Day’ and ‘Aurangzeb’.
