Amitabh Bachchan's 'Cheeni Kum' was shot with borrowed equipment, director R Balki revealed the secret

The renowned director of Hindi films, R Balki is known for his many great films. One of them is 'Cheeni Kum' casting Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu which was released in the year 2007. This film of his holds a very special place in the hearts of the fans. The story of the film is of a middle-aged restaurant owner-cum-chef, who falls in love with a much younger woman. Regarding this film, R Balki has revealed that the shooting of this film was done by borrowing equipment from the set of Nikhil Advani's Salman Khan starrer film 'Salaam-e-Ishq'.

The same producer was making Cheeni Kum and 'Salaam-e-Ishq'. In front of 'Cheeni Kum', 'Salaam-e-Ishq' had a lot of starry gatherings. But Cheeni Kum earned a lot more profit compared to this film. Recently, R Balki told how the team finished the film by borrowing equipment from the set of the big-budget film 'Salaam-e-Ishq'. As he said, he did not understand the economics of cinema. He also realized that raising funds for the direction of this film would be tough, and even had to borrow equipment for the film from another film's set.

R Balki further said that when Amitabh Bachchan agreed to act in the film, he was very happy. He eagerly shared the news with his friend Sunil Manchanda, who is a fellow ad maker and who had backed a few films earlier. During a session at MIT World Peace University, he revealed that Cheeni Kum and Salaam-E-Ishq were shot simultaneously in London. Manchanda had offered both films to the studio, to which Balki said that he thought it was a discount offer deal.

Director R Balki is known for 'Paa', 'Ki & Ka', and 'English-Vinglish' amongst many others, his last being that of Abhishek Bachchan and Saiyami Kher 'Ghoomar' this year 2023. Speaking about his film Cheeni Kum- this hit film released in the year 2007, had raked in approximately Rs 33 crore as per media reports. However, reportedly, this film is made for just 11 crores.