Many songs were released in Bollywood in the 90s and 20s. In this, songs of many films were hits and many were included in the list of evergreen songs. There have been many times when the films flopped but their songs were hits. In such a situation, today we are telling you about one such 19 year old film, which flopped badly at the box office but its song was a big hit. But, after writing that song, the makers were confused as to who would sing it now? Let us tell the story.
The song was from Ranbir Kapoor’s flop film
Actually, the song the 19 year old is talking about was a song from Ranbir Kapoor’s flop film. Although the film was a flop, its song was liked by the audience and even today its music, lyrics and Ranbir’s acting are liked by the fans. Even though the song is 19 years old, the music still sounds new. This is none other than the song ‘Jab Se Tere Naina’ from Ranbir Kapoor’s film ‘Saawariya’.
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Makers were confused about ‘Jab Se Tere Naina’
The story of the making of the song ‘Jab Se Tere Naina’ from the film ‘Saawariya’ is amazing, which the makers had written but were confused as to who would sing it? Musician Sameer Anjaan told about it. He had participated in Shaan’s podcast and told, ‘I remember Shaan, when that song was made, there was a big discussion as to who should sing it?
He further explains, ‘And that decision was taken by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Because he was a fan of some of your songs and will still be so. He said, friend, let’s do one thing and call Shaan. I think that song must have been a bit challenging for you too. After this, Shaan also tells that he sang with great difficulty. The notes went up and down several times.
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‘Saawariya’ was badly hit at the box office.
It is noteworthy that Ranbir Kapoor’s film ‘Saawariya’ was his debut movie, which was released in the year 2007. Actress Sonam Kapoor was cast with him in this. The film did not do well at the box office but Ranbir and Sonam’s chemistry was liked by the audience.
Talking about the box office of the film, according to Sacknilk, the budget of ‘Saawariya’ was Rs 45 crore and it could not even earn as much as the budget. The film’s India net collection was only Rs 22.31 crore, Overseas business was Rs 12.13 crore and Worldwide business was Rs 39.13 crore.
Ranbir Kapoor’s work front
These days Ranbir Kapoor is in the news for the film ‘Ramayana’, which is being produced by Nitesh Tiwari. The budget of this film is 4000 crores and it will be released in two parts. Along with Ranbir, Sai Pallavi is also in the lead role in the film. Its first part will be released on the occasion of Diwali 2026 and Diwali 2027. In the film, Yash Ravan will be seen in the role of Sunny Deol Hanuman.
