Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein, released on October 27, 2000, marked Amitabh Bachchan's grand comeback after a financial slump. Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai, the film became the highest-grossing movie of 2000, earning ₹90.01 crore on a ₹19 crore budget. It also introduced several new faces and revived Big B's career.