Salman Khan had his share of failures from 2004-2007 and there was then this movie that earned Rs 100 crore.
Who doesn’t know Salman Khan’s work and his filmography? He has been giving back-to-back hits with movies Dabangg, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Sultan. But do you know there was a time when most of his movies flopped? 2004, 2005 and 2006 had films like Garv: Pride & Honour, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Phir Milenge, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa, Lucky: No Time for Love, Kyon Ki, Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar, Salaam-e-Ishq, etc. that didn’t work. Salman Khan was going through a rough patch in his career, with one flop film after another. The continuous box office failures led to massive losses for filmmakers, amounting to crores of rupees.
In 2007, Salman Khan picked a script where he portrayed Love Guru. The movie is Partner that also featured Govinda, Katrina Kaif, and Lara Dutta. Directed by David Dhawan, the movie was a critical and commercial blockbuster. Made on a budget of around 28 crore, it collected Rs 100.91 crore (US$12 million) worldwide and was the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2007. This movie proved to be Salman Khan’s lifeline in Bollywood. Not just the movie, 18,00,000 units of soundtrack album were also sold.
In Partner, it was the chemistry between Salman and Govinda which carried the film through. The movie left the audience gasping for breath. It was musical, stylish, funny and more. Despite being an official remake of Will Smith starrer hit comedy Hitch, it was adapted to suit the palate of the Indian audience.
Famous Salman Khan dialogues in Partner movie:
- 99% ladkiyo ko unka mann pasand ladka mil jaata hai … lekin 99% ladko ko unki pasand ki ladkiya kabhi nahi milti
- Joh kuch bhi main kahoonga, sach main kahoonga … ja rahi ho tum door, par main touch mein rahoonga
- Tu Superman hai? … Spiderman hai? … abhe tu common man hai
Salman Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi in 1988. The very next year, he got a breakthrough film Maine Pyar Kiya where he played a lead. The romantic movie also won awards and Salman was also awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
