This 2007 crossover film of Salman Khan did not even break even at the box office. It remains the superstar's lowest-grossing film since the 90s. Updated: September 24, 2024 10:52 AM IST By Salman Khan is one of the biggest stars in Indian cinema history.
Over a three-decade span, the actor has performed in some of Bollywood’s biggest hits. He has, however, seen his fair share of box office setbacks, just like any other actor. One stands out in particular.
It is still the first Salman Khan movie in the last 25 years to not even bring in Rs 1 crore in India, marking it the star’s biggest flop to date. About Salman Khan’s biggest flop movie Salman Khan featured in his first and only overseas project to date in 2007. The film, Marigold starred Ali Larter from .
American director Willard Carroll helmed this cross-cultural romance, which featured an American actor who visits India and develops feelings for an Indian man. The film, which is reportedly the first-ever U.S.
-Indian co-production. However, when she arrived, she discovered that production had been halted permanently. The film was shot in English and included a few Hindi songs that were presented without subtitles.
In the movie, a beautiful blonde who could make any man swoon. She soon finds work on a new project and falls in love with the movie’s handsome, ridiculously deep-voiced choreographer, Prem (played by Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan), whose expressive range is limited to making slushy smiles and dewy eyes (or crazy eyes, depending on the camera angle). The movie, which was produced for a mere Rs 19 crore, was a huge box office failure, taking in just Rs 80 lakh at home.
Making just over Rs 1 crore abroad, it was also a failure in the US. Relatively speaking, its total worldwide revenue was much less than Rs 2 crore. The heroine, Ali Larter was never able to establish herself in the Indian cinema industry due to the film’s failure.
After Marigold failed, she was forced to return to Hollywood, where she starred in further movies and the popular TV show . But things were harder for the director, Willard Carroll. Before Marigold, the American director helmed three motion pictures, spanning from 1991 to 1999.
However, his largest undertaking was Marigold, which is why he completely gave up on direction. It was his final project as a producer or director. For breaking news and live news updates, like us on or follow us on and .
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