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Did you know this film was made by taking debt from various producers and businessmen in Hindi cinema? What came next shocked the entire film industry. Published: November 6, 2024 4:29 PM IST By Edited by The Bollywood industry is known for producing some of the finest films like Sholay, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Swades, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Lagaan, Munna Bhai MBBS, and the list goes on, right from contemporary films to the OG films, Bollywood was never shy of producing films with mega budget. However, not every film gets the tag of a blockbuster.
Today we are talking about one such film that was considered once the most expensive Bollywood film to be made. However, the film turned out to be a massive flop, and not only that it also ruined the director’s career. Can you guess which film are we talking about? Bollywood’s most expensive film had put the entire industry in debt This film had put Bollywood on such a stage that the industry was submerged into a huge debt after the film was released.
The film we are talking about is based on the only female Muslim ruler Razia Sultan. The film was released in 1983 and was directed by Kamal Amrohi. According to media reports, the film was made with a budget of Rs 10 crore.
Dating back in time, it was considered as the most expensive film ever to be made, it even exceeded the budget of the film Shaan. Why did Razia Sultan turn out it be a flop? Despite having a star-studded cast like Parveen Babi, Sohrab Modi, and Ajit apart from Hema Malini and Dharmendra. Before Razia Sultan’s release the film created hype around the viewers yet it flopped so badly.
The film didn’t have any particular reason to get bombed at the box office, but there were several other factors. Firstly, the audience couldn’t relate to Razia Sultan as the film was entirely made in Urdu, which baffled the audience. Others also stated that Razia Sultan was quite a long picture which they didn’t like.
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Another factor why people didn’t like Razia Sultan was because Dharmendra’s entire body had to be painted black colour since he was playing the role of a slave warrior Yakut. Later, the audience brutally Dharmendra’s character in the film. However, adding all these shortcomings the Razia Sultan became a sinking ship at the box office.
The film managed to earn Rs 2 crore. The audience didn’t like the Razia Sultan’s closeness with assistant Khakun i.e.
Parveen Babi. Since the relationship between two women was displayed in the film, many families opted out from watching the film, and a lot of negativity spread among the audience. Razia The film Razia Sultan was more than just a film, the total cost of the film was 60% more than Sholay.
The filmmakers hired technicians and many others to add life to Razia Sultan, Film director, Amrohi took loans from the people working in the industry and didn’t give salaries to employees and crew members. He promised that he would pay every single penny after the film was released, however, the film made a massive 80% loss. Due to this many producers and businessmen lost their money, and Amrohi had to pay from his pocket.
When Kamal Amrohi thought of making another film after Razia Sultan A report from IMDb revealed that Razia Sultan put the Hindi cinema industry in debt for a while. After a while Hindi cinema got back on track, however, Kamal Amrohi couldn’t recover from his losses. After Razia Sultan, Amrohi decided to do another film Majnoon’ with Rajesh Khanna, but it never happened due to financial restrictions.
After his death in 1993 Razia Sultan was his film. For breaking news and live news updates, like us on or follow us on and . Read more on Latest on .
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