Tees Maar Khan Turns 15: Once Rejected by Critics & Audiences, Now a Meme Sensation –

Tees Maar Khan Turns 15:

It’s hard to believe that Tees Maar Khan completes 15 years today, having released on 24 December 2010. At the time, the film arrived with massive expectations. Directed by Farah Khan and starring Akshay Kumar and Akshaye Khanna, it opened to a bumper response at the box office. The main reason? Katrina Kaif’s iconic song Sheila Ki Jawani, which instantly became a cultural phenomenon. The glitzy song, catchy beats, and her electrifying dance moves drew audiences to theatres in droves.

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However, the honeymoon was short-lived. Critics were scathing, audiences found the over-the-top humour tiresome, and the film, despite its grand opening, failed to live up to expectations. The jokes, slapstick sequences, and forced antics of Akshay and Akshaye, which were meant to be funny, were widely panned. Tees Maar Khan eventually settled as a semi-hit—a disappointment for a film that promised so much.

Yet, fast forward 15 years, and the story of Tees Maar Khan has taken an unexpected turn. The same over-the-top humour that audiences rejected has found a new life online. Clips of Akshay and Akshaye’s cheap jokes have become viral memes, GIFs, and TikTok moments. The absurdity that once irritated viewers now elicits laughter and nostalgia. It’s fascinating how a film can be re-evaluated in the digital age, where meme culture often gives old cinema a second lease on life. Recently, those "Oscar" memes resurfaced online as Akshaye Khanna took away all the limelight in Dhurandhar.

Perhaps Tees Maar Khan wasn’t meant to be a cinematic masterpiece, but as a source of endless Internet entertainment, it’s achieved immortality. Who knew failure could be so funny? We love watching those segments on internet today, even though we once didn't like the film as a whole. Cinema is subjective and the opinions are objective. TMK is such a debate.

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