Did you know Ratan Tata produced THIS Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham film?

By Rishika Khanna | First Published Oct 10, 2024, 11:47 AM IST

Ratan Tata, despite his success in various business ventures, had an unsuccessful stint in film production and produced only one film, 'Aetbaar,' which failed miserably at the box office.

The legendary industrialist Ratan Tata is no longer in this world. But his memories will always remain with us. He made his mark in many areas of business. But there was one business in which his attempt to gain a foothold was unsuccessful. We are talking about the film line. Yes, Ratan Tata tried to step into films as a producer, but when his first and only film flopped at the box office, he never looked back at this field. Know which was the only film that Ratan Tata produced.

The film that Ratan Tata produced

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The only film produced by Ratan Tata is 'Aetbaar', which was released in theaters in 2004. Ratan Tata produced this film along with Jitin Kumar, Khushboo Bhadha and Mandeep Singh. The film was directed by Vikram Bhatt and starred Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Ali Asgar, Tom Alter and Deepak Shirke in pivotal roles. The music of the film was given by Rajesh Roshan.

What was the story of Ratan Tata's only film 'Aetbaar'

'Aetbaar' was a Hindi remake of the 1996 American film 'Fear'. The special thing is that Vikram Bhatt had already directed 'Inteha' based on 'Fear' before the release of 'Aetbaar', which was released just three months before it in October 2003 and proved to be a disaster at the box office. Well, talking about the story of 'Aetbaar', it is the story of a father Dr. Ranveer Malhotra (Amitabh Bachchan), who after losing his son Rohit is very protective of his daughter Riya (Bipasha Basu) and tries to stop her from having a relationship with a possessive and unpredictable boy Aryan (John Abraham), but the daughter ignores him and continues to meet him. To know what twists and turns come in the story, you must watch the film.

How was the box office performance of 'Aetbaar'

Talking about the box office verdict of the film 'Aetbaar' released on 23 January 2004, the film flopped and could not even recover its cost. According to reports, the film was made in about 9.30 crores and at the box office it was reduced to a collection of 7.96 crores. When the film failed commercially, Ratan Tata withdrew from Bollywood.

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