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In 2003, a Bollywood film made headlines with its stunning runtime of 4 hours and 15 minutes, leaving audiences surprised. The project was flooded with an impressive cast of 22 stars including some of the popular names such as Sajay Dutt and Ajay Devgan. Despite being made with an impressive budget, huge budget and at a massive scale, the film failed to grab the attention of the audiences.
The movie's poor performance was a setback for producers as it failed to recover its budget. The film we are talking about here is none other than Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani. The film ruined the careers of many actors.
The talked about film was directed by Raj Kumar Kohli. The film featured Arshad Warsi, Sonu Nigam, Aditya Pancholi, Raj Babbar, Armaan Kohli, Manisha Koirala, Sharad Kapoor, Siddharth Ray, Rajat Bedi, Rambha, Kiran Rathod, Pinky Campbell, Aftab Shivdasani, Amrish Puri, Johnny Lever, Upasana Singh, Aman Verma, and Shahbaz Khan. The film was released in 2002 and the story revolved around Divya who kills herself after an incident.
However, a shape shifting snake sets out to take revenge for Divya as he was her lover in previous life. Popular singer Sonu Nigam made his acting debut with Jaani Dushman. However after the massive loss, he failed to set himself in acting.
Apart from this, the film also marked the end of Raj Kumar Kohli’s career. The film was made for the budget of Rs 18 crore with a massive star cast. But was a massive failure at box office as it earned only Rs 10 crore, making the film a huge flop despite featuring such a massive star cast.
The failure of the film has affected the careers of its cast members with several actors struggling to regain their position in the industry. The film negatively impacted careers of actors including Armaan Kohli, Siddharth Ray, Rajat Bedi, Rambha, Kiran Rathod, Pinky Campbell, and Aftab Shivdasani..
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