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This film was considered the greatest film of that time and sold over 31 crore tickets globally. Read to know more about it.

Huge budget films

There are many films which are made with a huge budget but fail to make it to the box office. With high expectations, filmmakers put a lot of effort into making the film a success and creating history at the box office.

Aamir Khan’s Dangal

However, there is one film which surpasses Aamir Khan’s Bollywood film Dangal, which is considered to be the highest-grossing movie abroad. Can you guess the name of the film?

Caravan

The film we are talking about is Jeetendra’s film Caravan, which was released in 1971. The film was directed by Nasir Hussain and produced by his brother Tahir Hussain, under the Nasir Hussain Films and TV Films banners.

Film cast

The film stars Jeetendra and Asha Parekh in the lead roles. The film sold more tickets than Aamir Khan’s blockbuster film Dangal globally. The film earned Rs 3.6 crore at the Indian box office.

China

However, it found even greater success abroad in China when it was released there in 1979, 8 years after, becoming the highest-grossing foreign film in China. A report by News18 claimed that a total of 31 crore tickets of this film were sold globally.

Created history

The film created history at the Chinese box office in 1979. Caravan made a whooping Rs 8.8 crore in foreign markets, which is a record-breaking worldwide collection. If its was compared with today’s currency, then it can certainly be more than Dangal.

Bollywood Hungama

According to the Bollywood Hungama report, Aamir Khan’s Dangal made more than Rs 1000 crores in China, while the worldwide collection of the film was above Rs 2000 crores. It’s notable that Dangal and Caravan are often cited as two of the biggest Hindi films in terms of international box office performance.

IMDb rating

The film is available on online streaming platforms, on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube. Caravan has an IMDb rating of 6.7. Even today, people talk about the film.