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News India Live, Digital Desk: The world of Bollywood is full of anecdotes and stories, where one decision can take someone from heaven to earth and someone else from heaven to earth. One such interesting story is related to two big superstars of Bollywood – Anil Kapoor and Ajay Devgan. This is the time when Anil Kapoor was the uncrowned king of the industry and Ajay Devgan was about to take his first step.
This is the story of the year 1991, when two big films were about to face each other. On one hand, there was Anil Kapoor and Sridevi starrer, directed by Yash Chopra, the biggest and grandest film of that year. ‘Moments’On the other hand, there was the first film of a new face Ajay Devgan, son of action director Veeru Devgan. ‘Flowers and Thorns’,
When Anil Kapoor predicted ‘doom’
Anil Kapoor was at the peak of his career at that time and everyone was confident about ‘Lamhe’ that it would be the biggest hit of the year. When he came to know that Ajay Devgan’s debut film was also releasing on the same day, he became worried about Ajay and his father Veeru Devgan.
Ajay Devgan himself had mentioned this incident in an old interview. He told that Anil Kapoor called his father Veeru Devgan and explained with great love, “Devgan Saheb, what are you doing? Why are you ruining your son’s career by releasing his film before a big film like ‘Lamhe’? Your film will flop badly. Ajay’s career will end before it even starts.” This concern of Anil Kapoor was also justified, because no one could stand in front of the names of Yash Chopra and Sridevi.
Father’s trust and a big bet
But, Veeru Devgan had full faith in the script of his film, its action and above all his son’s talent. He politely ignored Anil Kapoor’s advice and warnings and did not change his decision to release the film on the same day. This was a huge gamble, where a new boy’s entire career was at stake.
And then… whatever happened became history
When both the films were released in theatres, the result was completely opposite to everyone’s expectations.
- ‘Flowers and Thorns’ It brought a tsunami at the box office. Ajay Devgan’s entry with his feet on two motorcycles made the youth across the country crazy. The action and music of the film created a stir and the film proved to be a blockbuster. Ajay Devgan emerged as a new action superstar overnight.
- On the other hand, Yash Chopra’s beautiful and ahead of its time film ‘Moments’ It was highly appreciated by the critics, but it failed miserably to attract the audience to the theaters and flopped at the box office.
That ‘warning’ and ‘prediction’ of Anil Kapoor proved to be completely wrong. A new boy gave a direct competition to the biggest star of the industry and won. This incident is still an example in Bollywood that anything can happen here and underestimating anyone can prove to be the biggest mistake.