– Not Sholay, or Zanjeer but this film of Amitabh Bachchan ran for 50 week in theatres, made producers rich, the film is…
By Shawn Dass
Amitabh Bachchan is not called the superstar of Bollywood for nothing. From Zanjeer to Sholay, he has given many blockbuster films in his career.
Amitabh Bachchan is now 82 years old, but even at this age, he works more than 10 hours every day. Amitabh Bachchan has given many blockbuster films, but do you know about that film of Big B, which initially did not get any audience in the theatres?
But, when this film became a hit, there were long queues of audience outside the theatres. This is counted among the best films of Amitabh Bachchan’s career. Let us tell you about this blockbuster film of the Big B.
‘Don ko pakdna mushkil he nahi namumkin hain’, on hearing this dialogue, one remembers the film ‘Don’, and here also we are talking about the same movie.
Released in 1978, Chandra Barot’s directorial movie ‘Don’ played an important role in Amitabh Bachchan’s career. It has been years since this movie was released, but even today, people remember its dialogue and songs.
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‘Don’ is one of the classic cult movies of Hindi cinema. However, when this movie was released, the audience was disappointed initially, but when it became a hit, it not only made huge profits but also broke many records.
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The story behind the making of this film is also very interesting. The film’s producer, Nariman Iran, was in debt of 12 lakhs after his first film flopped. Then Amitabh, Zeenat Aman, and director Chandra Barot advised him to make another film.
He met Nariman Irani during the shooting of the film ‘Roti Kapda Aur Makaan’. Nariman was the cinematographer of this film, and Chandra Barot was the assistant director to Manoj Kumar.
Don was released at a time when Amitabh Bachchan was in the news due to ‘Zanjeer’. Amitabh, Zeenat, and Chandra Barot together assured Nariman Irani that they would not charge anything for this film.
Yes, if the film becomes a hit, then they will take their fees, but if it becomes a loss, then they will not take any money. On the advice of friends, Nariman agreed to make Don. The direction of the film was handed over to Chandra Barot and Amitabh Bachchan. Zeenat Aman was finalised for the lead roles, but till now, the story of the film remains unknown.
When Don was released on the big screen, the film did not get much response from the audience in the first week, but then the audience started liking the film.
The audience showered so much love on this film that it became the third biggest hit of the year. In that period, the film earned around 7 crore 20 lakhs. There were 5 songs in the film, and all five were superhits.
