Aishwarya Rai made her debut with this villain of 56 years, the film got the tag of Flop even after doubling at the cost

Last updated:February 24, 2025, 19:44 IST

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s 153 -minute film was made in a budget of Rs 6.25 crore and it earned Rs 13.85 crore at the box office around the world, that is, double the budget. But still it was called a flop film.

Despite being a hit, Aishwarya’s debut flopped

New Delhi: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who won the title of Miss World in 1994, is a well-known actress of Indian cinema, Zone is only in Bollywood but also in South films. At the age of 51, Aishwarya is spreading amazing fire in advertisements to films. He started his career with the 1997 film Iruvar and in the same year he made her debut with the Hindi film ‘Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’. ‘And Pyaar Ho Gaya’ also featured Bobby Deol, Shammi Kapoor and Anupam Kher, directed by Rahul Rawail.

Director Rahul Rawal is known for films like Love Story, Betab, Arjun, Bekhudi and Jo Bole So Nihal. His 153 -minute film ‘Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’ was made in a budget of Rs 6.25 crore and the film earned Rs 13.85 crore at the worldwide box office, that is, doubled from its budget. But do you know that despite earning double the cost, Aishwarya’s first film was said to be a flop film. The story of this film was written by Rumi Jaffrey and the screenplay was done by Honey Irani. The film composed music by the late veteran Pak singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The songs of the film are still a hit. Now you must be wondering why we wrote that Aishwarya made his debut with Villain, because in today’s era, Bobby Deol is a hit as a villain and not the hero. In the past, he has flopped as a hero but he is becoming super hit in a villain role.

After this film, Aishwarya Rai appeared in the martyr’s hit film with Bobby Deol in 2002: 23 March 1931: Martyr. The film flopped badly at the box office. After this the pair never appeared on the big screen. Let me tell you that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s first commercial success was Tamil romantic drama jeans in 1998, which was the most expensive Indian film of that time. This film, made in a budget of Rs 20 crore, was commercially successful. Director S. Shankar revealed that the film’s box office performance had improved over time. After this, Aishwarya came back in the same year in 1999, we appeared in Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal and Josh.