FILM · 2021 · INDIA
Radhe
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- #001
Music director Wajid Khan died on 1 June 2020. The film's title track was his last composition.
- #002
This is the official remake of The Outlaws (2017), directed and written by Yunsung Kang.
- #003
Salman Khan presented Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Inshahallah to fans as an Eid gift. When that film was shelved, Salman Khan began working on this film for Eid 2020 shortly after completing Dabangg 3 in 2020.
- #004
Unable to release in cinemas because of the pandemic, the film is regarded as the lowest-grossing film in terms of ticket revenue.
- #005
The music at 0:08 in Radhe's "Seeti Maar" song was inspired by/sampled from Pitbull's "Krazy" at 0:16, which also features Lil Jon.
- #006
This is the first Salman Khan film not to be released in cinemas in Canada since Veergati (1995), which went straight to home video. Saawan (2005) had no theatrical release in Canada, but Salman only had a special appearance in that film.
- #007
Salman Khan announced that the film's earnings would be donated to COVID relief funds.
- #008
This is Randeep Hooda's third film with Salman Khan.
- #009
The film was announced as a hybrid release but could not open in cinemas on the same day because of the COVID pandemic in India.
- #010
Salman Khan announced the film to fans by sending: "Hum Aapke Saath Christmas Bhi Manaenge Aur Eid Bhi." Dabangg 3 was released at Christmas 2019, and this film was initially planned for release at Eid 2020.
- #011
This is Salman's first OTT release.
- #012
Pravin Tarde did the film because he wanted to build good relations with Salman Khan. Salman Khan's upcoming Antim is also based on the Marathi film Mulshi Pattern 2018, which was Pravin Tarde's directorial hit.
- #013
Salman Khan's actual residence, Galaxy Apartments, can be seen in the film when Disha Patni leaves him on the road.
- #014
The scene in which Salman is shirtless was touched up with VFX, which later became a meme because the line below his navel looked different from his other films.
- #015
Rajat Bedi was offered the film, but Salman Khan felt the role was not good enough for him. Sidhanshu Pandey was later signed.
- #016
This is Sangay Tsheltrim's debut.
- #017
This is Marathi actor Pravin Tarde's Hindi debut.
- #018
Because of COVID-19, 1 song and 2-3 scenes were not shot, post-production mixing and VFX work were compressed, and the film missed its Eid 2020 release schedule.
- #019
The film was planned to be shot in Dubai, but the plan was dropped due to quarantine.
- #020
The film was originally set to release in May 2020, but it was postponed by a year because of the COVID pandemic.
- #021
On 21 April 2021, Salman Khan announced that the film would have a hybrid release: it would open in cinemas on 13 May 2021, on the eve of Eid, and simultaneously stream on Zee Plex's OTT platform via Zee 5 due to the COVID crisis.
- #022
Siddarth Jadhav is part of a Salman Khan film for the first time.
- #023
This marks Pravin Tarde's debut in Hindi films.
- #024
The film was released on Zee Plex via the Zee 5 OTT platform on 13 May 2021, and the same day the Zee 5 server crashed badly when millions of people logged in to watch it.
- #025
Pre-bookings for the film in Middle Eastern countries began two weeks before its release.
- #026
Vishwajeet Pradhan returns to mainstream films after a long gap.
- #027
This is Siddarth Jadav's first film with Salman Khan.
- #028
Zee Plex announced that the film would be released at a price of Rs 249 and would let users watch it via digital streaming and DTH streaming. It also announced a combined offer of Rs 499 that would give users access to Zee 5 content for a year.
- #029
Randeep Hooda plays a villain in a Salman film for the first time.
- #030
It became the most successful Bollywood film of 2021.
- #031
The film was a major success on OTT, grossing more than 200 crore.
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