Ajay Devgan had gone to Pakistan to promote the ‘flop’ film, the party was looted in the villa.

Bollywood’s ‘Singham’ i.e. Ajay Devgan is in the news these days regarding the speed of his films. Like Akshay Kumar, he is signing and releasing films at super speed. In the year 2024, four of his films came on screen, some of which were hits and some failed at the box office. But today we will talk about that film of Ajay Devgan’s career, which was a ‘flop’ in India, but left an indelible mark in the world of cinema. This film was ‘Omkara’ which came in the year 2006.

When Ajay Devgan reached the show of Begum of Pakistan

Nowadays this does not seem possible, but 18-19 years ago the situation was different. In the year 2006, the film ‘Omkara’ directed by Vishal Bhardwaj was released. Ajay Devgan went across the border to Pakistan for the promotion of this film.

In the year 2007, Ajay Devgan was seen in Pakistan’s famous and controversial chat show ‘Late Night with Begum Nawazish Ali’. At that time, there was a lot of discussion about Ajay Devgan going there and giving an interview. During an interview, when Ajay was asked how he felt coming to Pakistan, he simply replied:

“The love I got from the people here is more than what I had heard about. I am happy that I came here for my film ‘Omkara’.”

Ajay Devgan admitted that he never thought that a film like ‘Omkara’ would get such a tremendous response in Pakistan.

25 crore budget and box office mathematics

‘Omkara’ was based on Shakespeare’s famous play ‘Othello’. The film starred Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Bipasha Basu along with Ajay Devgan. Critics praised the film as a masterpiece, but the general public may not have understood the dark drama at the time.

• Budget: approximately ₹25 crore

• Earning in India: ₹ 23.10 crore (below budget)

• Worldwide Collection: ₹ 41 crore

It was officially declared a ‘flop’ as it failed to meet its budget at the domestic box office. However, with time the film gained the status of ‘cult classic’.

Owner of Rs 1200 crore and ‘dreaded villain’

The biggest win of the film was not Ajay Devgan but the villain of the film. Saif Ali Khan created history by playing the role of a lame renegade in ‘Omkara’. People were stunned when Saif, who had the image of a chocolate hero, changed his speech and started limping.

The interesting thing is that Saif Ali Khan lives with great grandeur in real life. According to media reports, Saif Ali Khan is the owner of property worth about Rs 1200 crore. His Pataudi empire and film earnings make him one of the richest stars of Bollywood. There is also talk that considering the popularity of the character of ‘Langra Tyagi’, a separate spin-off film is being made on it.

Ajay Devgan’s ‘superfast’ guess

Ajay Devgan is currently at that stage of his career where he is doing 3 to 4 films a year. After giving hit films like ‘Shaitan’ in 2024, now his eyes are on 2025 and 2026. Work on big films like ‘De De Pyaar De 2’, ‘Son of Sardar 2’ and ‘Raid 2’ is going on at a fast pace. Even though ‘Omkara’ was not successful at the box office, Ajay Devgan considers it one of the best films of his career.

conclusion

‘Omkara’ teaches us that the success of films is not measured by the number of notes, but by the age of the characters. Even after 19 years, people remember Ajay Devgan’s seriousness and Saif Ali Khan’s strong acting. Ajay Devgan’s visit to Pakistan is still recorded as a rare memory of India-Pakistan cultural relations.

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