Aaja Nachle

2007 | Drama, Family, Music, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Dia's dance teacher is dying. She returns to the town where she learnt to live and dance and most importantly to save the endangered Ajanta theatre.

Scores

Overall Score
52.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
37.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.6%
Review Aggregate
67.5

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, romantic, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenromanticfamily-friendlyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Madhuri Dixit2007$31,451,000$47,594,000(est)
Akshaye Khanna2007$19,360,000$29,297,000(est)
Konkona Sen Sharma2007$14,576,000$22,058,000(est)
Jugal Hansraj2007$11,918,000$18,035,000(est)
Kunal Kapoor2007$10,194,000$15,427,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes3,728

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$484,108$732,584
International2007$6,289,385$9,517,511
Worldwide2007$6,773,493$10,250,095

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2007$2,757,808$4,173,297
Digital Rentals ?2007$425,000$643,138
Digital Purchases ?2007$158,000$239,096
Physical Rentals ?2007$7,311,000$11,063,486
Physical Purchases ?2007$16,427,000$24,858,417
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$203,325$307,685
Total Revenues2007$27,282,133$41,285,119
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000,000$378,316,450
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$3,253,000 (est)$4,922,654 (est)
Participations2007$546,000$826,243
Residuals ?2007$1,780,000$2,693,613
Interest & Overhead2007$30,000,000$45,397,974
Total Expenses2007$285,579,000$432,156,933
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-258,296,867$-390,871,814

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