The truth was, Aamir Khan actually liked the film, but his negotiations over money with the producers were not working out. However, when Aamir Khan found out that Shah Rukh Khan was ready to work in the film, he told Dharmesh Darshan that he would definitely do it.
📅 Box Office Success
Friends, the film Raja Hindustani completes 29 years since its release today. The movie was released on November 15, 1996, and was a massive success. Made on a budget of ₹5.75 crores, Raja Hindustani earned a phenomenal ₹43.14 crores, proving to be an All-Time Blockbuster.
Raja Hindustani was the number one film of 1996.
* Raja Hindustani: (₹43.14 Cr) - All Time Blockbuster
* Jeet (Sunny Deol): (₹16.13 Cr) - Super Hit
* Ghatak: (₹15.23 Cr) - Super Hit (Ranked third)
The story of Raja Hindustani was inspired by the highly successful 1965 film Jab Jab Phool Khile. Jab Jab Phool Khile earned ₹2.75 crores and was the second-highest-grossing film of that year.
⭐ Casting Secrets
Karisma Kapoor's looks and acting in Raja Hindustani received widespread praise. However, very few people know that Karisma Kapoor was not director Dharmesh Darshan's first choice for the film.
Before Karisma, the role was offered to Juhi Chawla, but she refused. After Juhi, the makers also approached Pooja Bhatt and Aishwarya Rai, but neither of them showed any interest in working in the film.
🏔️ The Fictional Palmkhet
The story of Raja Hindustani is about a taxi driver living in a place called Palmkhet. Palmkhet is shown as a beautiful place, with greenery and mountains visible everywhere, featuring lovely and vast meadows of grass.
But the truth, friends, is that no place named Palmkhet exists in our country. The town of Palmkhet shown in the film is a fictional (imaginary) place. The filmmakers created the name by combining the names of Palampur and Ranikhet.