Amitabh Bachchan has given so many hit movies. He is known as the Shahenshah of Bollywood. One of his hit movies saved the career of a producer.
Guess the movie
Amitabh Bachchan has been a part of so many movies. He is the Shahenshah of Bollywood and there is no one who hates this man. He has impressed everyone with her performances over the years. Each of his movies have a huge fan following. In fact, all his dialogues from his films are famous. Today, we talk about a movie which was first termed as a flop.
Don Don Don!
Well, we are talking about Don. The film became a big hit and is still one of the most loved films of the Bollywood industry.
Biggest hit
The film is directed by Chandra Barot and the story written by Salim–Javed. It became the biggest film of Hindi film industry.
Cast and crew
Amitabh Bachchan played double role in the film alongside Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Om Shivpuri, and Satyen Kappu. The film was released in 1978.
Was a flop?
The makers did not promote the film much and it just released in the theatres. At first, the film was declared a flop but one song made it a big hit.
Hit song! Hit Movie!
Yes, the song is Khaike Paan Banaraswala. The song was added post release and this changed the box office numbers for Don. The movie became a blockbuster because of word if mouth.
Producer’s success
The film took around three and a half years to complete. The film’s producer, Nariman Irani, was in huge debt before Don released. But, before he could get the profit for the film, he passed away in an accident on another film’s set. The money earned because of Don’s success was then given to his wife.
Box office
Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, and Chandra Barot did not take any money for Don but they became popular post the big success. The movie was made on a budget of Rs 70 lakh but it earned approximately Rs 7.2 crore at the box office.
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