Andaz Apna Apna Director Rajkumar Santoshi Decodes The Box Office Failure Stating “Neither Salman Khan Nor Aamir Khan Were In The City To Promote The Film”, Shuts Down Any Remake Possibility

Andaz Apna Apna is hands down one of the most popular comedy films of all time from Bollywood. Starring Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor and others, the film enjoys a cult status despite being a commercial failure during its theatrical release. Director Rajkumar Santoshi recently tried to explain the film’s box office failure and below is all you need to know!

Released in 1994, the film still enjoys a hardcore fan base even after so many years and is considered one of the Bollywood classics of all-time. However, it failed to do good business at ticket windows upon its original theatrical release. To date, box office enthusiasts have failed to crack what really went wrong with the film. Now, here’s what the director has to say about the failure.

While talking to Aaj Tak, Rajkumar Santoshi spoke about Andaz Apna Apna’s box office failure. He said, “While Andaz Apna Apna was a completely different story in those days. It has more comedy, adventure, and humour than romance. People took the time to understand this film. When the film was released 29 years ago, the distributors were also newcomers.”