2024-04-19 06:28:54
For the last two-three years, there has been a phase of hits and flops in Bollywood. Where only one or two Bhateri films released in a year are able to collect Rs 100-200 crores and the rest go off the screens within a few days. There was a time when Bollywood films were famous. She maintained her place in theaters not just for one or two weeks, but for 25 to 30 or even more weeks. And there was good response from the audience too. He kept going to see them. But today this does not happen. Now people dislike big personalities in a pinch. Be it the Khans of the industry or Bachchan and Kapoor. If you don’t like it, you come out before the interval. Currently, in the ‘Wow Wednesday’ segment, we are going to tell you about those films which have spent the longest time in the theatre. One has been in theater for 29 years. Let us know.
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Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Amrish Puri starrer film ‘Dil Wale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ released in 1995 was a blockbuster. Made with a budget of Rs 4 crore, this movie was directed by Aditya Chopra. And the story of Raj and Simran was liked so much that even today, till the time of writing this news, this film is being shown in the theater ‘Maratha Mandir’ in Mumbai. This means that even after 29 years, this film is entertaining the audience and its tickets are available on ‘Book My Show’.
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The 1965 Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Hema Malini starrer film ‘Sholay’ also proved to be a blockbuster. It was directed by Ramesh Sippy. The rest of the characters including Jai-Veeru and Basanti-Gabbar were liked so much by the audience that people have watched it hundreds of times and have even memorized its dialogues. This film was shown in Minerva Theater in Mumbai for 5 years. That means it was run for 286 weeks.
Mughal-e-Azam
Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Prithviraj Kapoor starrer film ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ released in 1960 was also a superhit film. Although it still remains on people’s lips even today. This is remembered as an example. This movie was directed by K.Asif and this movie also ran in theaters for three years i.e. 150 weeks.
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Ashok Kumar and Mumtaz starrer film ‘Kismat’, released in 1943, was also a hit. It was directed by Gyan Mukherjee. It ran for 187 weeks i.e. three and a half years in Roxy Cinema, Calcutta. The film was not colourful, despite this people liked and loved it a lot. Because at that time it was the first time that the main character of the film was shown in a negative light. It was the first film to feature a character in a dual role and a girl becoming pregnant before marriage. The music of this film was also excellent, which made it a huge success. Songs like ‘Door Hato O Duniyawalon Hindustan Hamara Hai’, ‘Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali’ and ‘Dheere Dheere Aa’ are from this film, which people hum even today.
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Raj Kapoor’s directed and starrer film ‘Barsaat’, released in 1949, also ran in theaters for two years. Nargis was also there in it. This was a film from the early days of Bollywood. It was only after the release of this film that Raj Kapoor established his RK Studio. The success of this film also