Ghajini’s Legacy: How Aamir Khan’s Film Redefined Bollywood Box Office Records

Aamir Khan's film Ghajini released in 2008 is regarded as a mile stone film in Indian cinema industry for its engaging plot, spectacular acting, and beautiful songs. The movie became a super duper hit upon release. The film was directed by A.R. Murugadoss who also made a 2005 Tamil film of the same name. Ghajini was a great success in its time, and it is known to be the first ever movie in Bollywood to join the “100 Crore Club” which marked the beginning of a new era of Indian cinema and their box office collection.

Ghajini: How Surya Inspired Aamir Khan to Take the Role

The production of Ghajini was a challenging process filled with creativity and dedication. Aamir Khan who starred as Sanjay Singhania played a key role in elevating the film. This was his first time working on a remake. Actually at first he was unsure about taking on the project. However after the original Tamil film's star  Surya motivated him, Aamir felt encouraged to move forward after their conversation. Aamir believed he could add something unique to the character. Surya thought Aamir was the perfect actor for the role and his confidence helped Aamir make his decision. The story of Ghajini follows Sanjay Singhania a successful businessman who loses his short-term memory after a gang attack. His life becomes tragic when his girlfriend  Kalpana played by Asin Thottumkal is violently murdered by a cruel gangster named Ghajini.

Ghajini: Aamir Khan’s Revenge Thriller & Jiah Khan’s Role

To seek revenge for the death of his innocent girlfriend and find out who killed her  Sanjay uses photos and the tattoos on his body to gather important information. He does this because he has trouble remembering things for more than 15 minutes. The film tells a story about love anger pain a medical issue and revenge. Ghajini keeps the audience excited with its thrilling action scenes. Other actors in the film include Jiah Khan  Pradeep Ram Singh  Surya  Sunil Grover and Sonal Sehgal. Jiah Khan appeared in only three films: Nishabd (2007)  Ghajini (2008)  and Housefull (2010). She passed away on June 3  2013  at the age of 25.

Ghajini: Aamir Khan’s Intense Transformation & Dedication

Like all the iconic films, there were some captivating behind-the-scenes stories throughout the creation of Ghajini. One of the more fascinating parts of the story is that Aamir underwent a strenuous workout regime in order to prepare his body for the role. He spent a whole year transforming his physique into a muscular build over the course of filming, to be able to fit his character's needs. He put in a lot of effort in the gym and maintained a rigid nutritional plan to achieve his desired appearance. All the effort he put into was worth it,  because the audience was stunned by his such transformation in the end. For the shooting of Ghajini, numerous location places in India were used as well as out-of-the-country locations such as the Capetown city in South Africa and the barren land of Namibia. The latter half was filmed in the old city of Hyderabad. This speaks to Aamir's commitment towards his movie as well as his effort towards how authentic the scene appeared. He had hurt his leg during one of the fight scenes and even though the injury was painful, he kept filming the picture which showcased his remarkable commitment. He had made everybody on set astonished by his willingness to push through pain which further amplified the power of the film.

The soundtrack of Ghajini also proved beneficial in leading the film into success. The collection of songs, which was created by A.R Rahman, contained a number of hit songs. Such songs as Guzaarish, 'Latoo', 'Kaise Mujhe' 'Aye Bachchu' instantly became hits and added emotional depth to the story of the movie.

Interestingly, Aamir Khan was also involved in rewriting a part of the script of Ghajini, especially the climax because he felt that some changes would make it more suitable to the Hindi audience but would not make it lose its core. This collaboration produced an impressive impact between Aamir and Murugadoss that leaves the audience mesmerized by the end of the film...

Ghajini’s Nod to Mayapuri: Aamir Khan’s Fond Connection

The popular magazine, Mayapuri has been brought up in a very interesting way in Aamir Khan's film 'Ghajini', which indicates his fondness for this prestigious magazine. For over 50 years,  Mayapuri has remained the most popular and top hindi film magazine in India. It is a Bollywood-dedicated magazine that is famous for its authentic news, interviews, colourful and fresh photos, and a lively coverage of film gossip. Mayapuri, which was founded in 1974, soon became the first preferred magazine of all the top stars of Bollywood both new and old, producers, directors, singers, composers, writers and readers.

It had everything for readers to know about their favourite stars and the latest happenings in the film industry.

In the film Ghajini, a journalist from Mayapuri is shown as a character which makes a great and lively entertainment to the story. This high-tension film brings a sense of relief in the character of the journalist from Mayapuri and the cultural importance of this Hindi popular periodical in every street, city, country and abroad. The mention of Mayapuri weekly in this film proves its strong relation with Bollywood and how it reaches the audience, a name that is known all over India. Mayapuri is a glossy weekly with all the stories about the stars many decades from 1970s to date, and it's old issues are considered vintage collectibles these days. Kunal Vijaykar has been credited for his role as the Mayapuri journalist in Ghajini.

Ghajini: Aamir Khan’s 2008 Blockbuster That Set Trends

The film was released on 25 December 2008 and played a game changer for the Bollywood film industry. It also made several box office records and emerged as one of the highest grossing Indian films of that time. Ghajini started a trend where many fans began adopting ‘Ghajini cuts’ inspired by the unique hairstyle of Aamir’s character in the film.

Over time Ghajini became popular and also was criticised for its resemblance to Christopher Nolan's 'Memento'. Though the two films ultimately touch on themes of memory loss and revenge, Aamir Khan made it clear when discussing Ghajini that it was inspired by the Tamil version, rather than Memento. The difference of this helped to secure Ghajini as an original work.

While Ghajini’s massive box office collections certainly had a considerable impact, the film went on to inspire filmmakers across India to experiment with unconventional stories with complex plots and characters with deep emotional resonance. Many actors and directors took a chance with the storytelling style after the success of the film.

Ghajini is still remembered as one of Bollywood's best films and has left an indelible mark on the history of Indian cinema which has inspired future generations of filmmakers and actors.

Aamir's fans were reportedly surprised to see him remake the South film, for it was different from his ilk.

Aditya Pancholi was thought to be given the lead role but he turned down the movie because of scheduling and payment problems.

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