Dahek: A Burning Passion

1999 | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

Neelima Bakshi is a girl who belongs to a conservative Muslim family from Bombay. At the post office, she meets a boy named Sameer 'Prince' Roshan and it is love at first sight. The bond that draws them close is their dream of becoming doctors. However, when her uncle, a stunch and autocratic Muslim, is released from jail after 12 years, he forbids her to see Prince when he learns that Prince is Hindu. Amidst thse restrictions the love between Prince and Neelima blossoms, but is again threatened when Prince gets admission into a medical college and Neelima is rejected.

Scores

Overall Score
17.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
5.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.6%
Review Aggregate
45.0

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

No professional critic quote data was available to synthesize a consensus summary.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Akshaye Khanna1999$1,000$1,000(est)
Sonali Bendre1999$0$1,000(est)
Danny Dengzongpa1999$0$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count0
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes253

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$41,284$77,736
International1999N/AN/A
Worldwide1999$41,284$77,736

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 Revenue1999$20,642$38,868
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$2,374,000$4,470,131
Physical Purchases ?1999$3,068,000$5,776,900
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$75,000$141,221
Total Revenues1999$5,537,642$10,427,121
Expenses
Budget ?1999$250,000 (est)$470,738 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$80,000 (est)$150,636 (est)
Participations1999$222,000$418,016
Residuals ?1999$397,000$747,532
Interest & Overhead1999$50,000$94,148
Total Expenses1999$999,000$1,881,070
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$4,538,642$8,546,050

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