Bollywood in the 90s featured heroines making significant impacts, sometimes surpassing the popularity of male leads at the box office. This article focuses on an actress who outperformed Akshay Kumar multiple times. In 1994, this actress repeatedly outshone Akshay Kumar, despite his string of successful films. Despite the commercial success of hits like ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari,’ ‘Suhaag,’ ‘Yeh Dillagi,’ and ‘Ailaan,’ another film took the lead.
In 1994, Akshay Kumar had a successful run, with several films performing well at the box office. ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’ was one of his hit movies that year. In addition, he had movies like ‘Suhaag,’ ‘Yeh Dillagi,’ and ‘Ailaan’. However, one movie overshadowed all of them.
That year’s top-grossing film was ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun,’ featuring Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan. The audience loved their pairing, and the film is now a cult classic. With a budget of 6 crore, the movie earned 128 crore worldwide. At the time, Madhuri was 27 years old, the same age as Akshay Kumar.
The second highest-earning film of that year was ‘Mohra,’ but Madhuri’s film took the top position. Even with the success of Akshay Kumar’s other movies like ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari,’ ‘Suhaag,’ ‘Yeh Dillagi,’ and ‘Ailaan,’ he couldn’t surpass Madhuri. ‘Krantiveer’ was another significant movie of the year, in which Akshay Kumar’s mother-in-law, Dimple Kapadia, also acted. Therefore, Madhuri outshone both the actor and his family. While Madhuri Dixit’s career saw its peak with ‘Total Dhamaal,’ ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ still holds a special place and broke many records. Although she has less work compared to Akshay Kumar now, her impact in that year remains undisputed.