The wife was about to become a mother, the actor left the shooting midway, the makers used a trick, the film became a superhit.

Last Updated:January 22, 2025, 14:55 IST

A Bollywood film was released 27 years ago whose songs are still very popular among the audience. The fortunes of the new actress rose overnight with Subhash Ghai’s film, but in the middle of its shooting, the lead actor suddenly left her.read more

The film made the budding actress a star.

New Delhi. In the year 1997, a film directed by Subhash Ghai was released whose songs are still a superhit among the audience. As soon as the audience listens to these evergreen songs, the audience automatically starts tapping their feet. Subhash Ghai had launched a new actress with this film, who became an overnight star from her debut film. With ‘Pardes’, Mahima Chaudhary’s image of an innocent cultured girl was created in the minds of the audience which no one could replace for many years to come.

Shahrukh Khan and Mahima Chaudhary’s film ‘Pardes’ was a super hit at the box office. Along with this film, its songs also created a stir. But do you know that Shahrukh Khan had to leave midway during the shooting of the film ‘Pardes’. In such a situation, the makers had shot an entire song with the help of the actor’s duplicate.

Gauri Khan was pregnant
This song is one of the most popular songs of the film ‘Yeh Dil Deewana’. Shahrukh Khan had to leave the film in the middle of the shooting of this song. Director Subhash Ghai had revealed that the actor’s wife Gauri Khan was pregnant in those days due to which he had to leave mid-shoot. In such a situation, to finish the film on time, the makers used a trick and shot the entire song with a duplicate, in which Shahrukh Khan gave only close-up shots.

Before this revelation by Subhash Ghai, hardly anyone would have noticed that in the song it is not Shahrukh Khan but his duplicate. This song created a stir on the jukebox as soon as it was released. The story of ‘Pardes’ was popular with its romantic twist along with patriotism. The film had earned four times more than its cost.

Earning was 4 times more
‘Pardes’, made with a budget of Rs 10 crore, made huge profits at the ticket window. The film, directed by Subhash Ghai, collected more than Rs 40 crore at the box office and is still one of the most memorable films of Bollywood.