The First look of Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin with Akshay Kumar and Sridevi: 1994

The First look of Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin with Akshay Kumar and Sridevi! Major throwback to 1994 when the first few stills from the sets of the ill-fated film leaked. Akshay Kumar was fresh off a superhit song (the blockbuster Tu cheez badi hai from the hit action film Mohra) and Sridevi was 'the' superstar. Alas, the barely made film released a decade later... and performed as expected... 

Sridevi and Akshay Kumar's viral photo shoot: 1994 covers

TBT to 1994: Sridevi, 31, and Akshay Kumar, 27, did a photoshoot for Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin - and pre Instagram and social media, these photos went viral and were published as cover shots in several tabloids. Just four years older than Akshay Kumar but looking great together, the movie, had it been completed as planned instead of the hack-job that was released, could have looked great and done well - as its original Tamil version had done. Alas. The film is unwatchable - but we've seen the songs seveeral times as the two stars look and danced so well together. 

Happy Birthday Akshay Kumar: Superstar turns 54 today

 

It's Akshay Kumar's 54the birthday today - although celebrations are notably absent this year as he lost his mother earlier this week. 

Seen here with his favourite Indian actress Sridevi, from a promotional shoot for the film Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin back in early 1994. 

Akshay was just four years younger than Sridevi but the two tall stars looked so good together in the publicity stills.  She matched his height, he tried to match her stature. At the time, Sridevi was the reigning queen of Bollywood while Akshay was just four years in the industry, riding the wave of Khiladi success. And what a player he ended up being; one of the highest earning stars of his time now. Like she was in hers. 

Sridevi with Akshay Kumar in Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin

Images from 1994 - but the film was released, half baked at 2004!

The tragedy of Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin.., 

So many talents behind the scenes but what a fiasco  - and again, why release a barely complete film? There should have been more thought to this. 

Left: Rare picture of Sridevi with Akshay Kumar and director Pankaj Parasher on the sets of Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin. 

Q: One more controversy. We hear an old film of yours with Sridevi, Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin, is going to release soon. But has it been completed?

Akshay Kumar: No, the film is not complete. I haven't dubbed for it yet because they haven't paid me my money. How can they release the film? I have filed a complaint with the Cine Artistes Association. I will take legal action against them if they try to release the film as it is.

-- Filmfare Magazine 2004