The film Monsoon Wedding released in the year 2001 earned crores in foreign countries. Know about this film which left Shahrukh's film collection behind.
Monsoon Wedding
When we talk about the success of indian films on the global stage, the first name that comes to mind is Shahrukh Khan or Aamir Khan. Since the 90s, shahrukh khan has achieved amazing stardom with his films abroad. But in the year 2001, there was a film in which there was neither any big actor nor was it a big budget film, but still this film left behind Shahrukh Khan's films in foreign earnings at that time.
The film Monsoon Wedding rocked foreign theaters
The name of this film released in the year 2001 is 'Monsoon Wedding'. If we talk about the budget of this film, it was made in just 5 crores. This film was directed by famous filmmaker Mira Nair. This was an indian film that was shot in india as well as with the help of companies from America, France, Germany, and Italy.
It left behind the collections of two superhit films by Shahrukh
This year, two big films of Shahrukh's career 'Ashoka' and 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham' were released. These films got a good response in foreign theatres. Still, the films earned only 14 million i.e. 60 crores. On the other hand, the film Monsoon Wedding earned 60 crores in America and canada alone. The worldwide collection of the film was a blockbuster earning 145 crores. It remained the highest-grossing indian film until bajrangi bhaijaan and dangal left it behind after 15 years.
There was no big film star in the film
The story film Monsoon Wedding is about a middle-class punjabi family in Delhi, in which the confusion in relationships, love, emotions, fights, and culture during the wedding preparations are shown. The special thing about this film was that there was no big face in it. Only television celebs were cast in it. There were celebs like Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Vijay Raj, Shefali Shah, Rajat Kapoor, roshan Seth, Soni Razdan, and Parveen Dabas. Along with this, there were three new faces Vasundhara Das, Randeep Hooda, and ram Kapoor.
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