New Delhi. Makers often keep a particular hero in mind while making any film. They also get the vibes of the film being a hit from that hero. But in the year 2006, a film hit the theatres which was a huge success. That film was Paresh Rawal’s film ‘Malamaal Weekly’. The budget of this film was 6 to 7 crores and the earnings were 42.76 crores.
When this film reached the theatres, people did not realize that this film would do such a great business. The story of the film and the acting of the star cast made the audience their fan. The film surprised even the makers by earning 6 times more than its budget.
The actor once used to make sandwiches in the canteen, changed his name and became the king of romance, with whose company Mumtaz got recognition
Neither Sanjay Dutt nor Ajay Devgan nor any big superstar
This film was rejected by critics, but it still created a stir at the box office. The surprising thing is that this film did not have any big superstar like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan. Despite this, it proved to be a superhit by earning 6 times its budget at the box office. This film got so much love from the audience that even today when the film comes on TV, people cannot stop themselves from watching it.
Om Puri and Paresh Rawal were famous
This film is a Bollywood comedy drama released in 2006. It was directed by Priyadarshan. Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Ritesh Deshmukh, Reema Sen, Rajpal Yadav, Sudha Chandran, Govardhan Asrani and Shakti Kapoor were seen in important roles in the movie. The name of the film was Malamaal Weekly, Ritesh Deshmukh was in the lead role in this film. Due to comic timing, the entire film fell on the shoulders of Om Puri and Paresh Rawal.
Let us tell you that according to IMDB, most critics in India gave the film a bad rating. But the cinema audience gave this film a lot of love. Many critics believe that this film is very similar to Waking Ned Divine 1998. But the makers claimed that ‘this film is completely original.’
Tags: Paresh Rawal, Rajpal yadav, Ritesh Deshmukh
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 1, 2024, 18:33 IST
