New Delhi:
Jitendra, who was Bollywood’s Evergreen superstar, is celebrating his 83rd birthday on April 7, due to which fans and celebs are seen congratulating him on his birthday. But we are going to tell you about the film of Jitendra, popularly known as Jumping Jack, who threatened the career of superstars like Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna 40 years ago. The film became so successful that he got a collection of 15 times more than the budget. At the same time, he ruled Bollywood by becoming a superstar by winning the title of Cult Classic.
We are talking about the 1984 gift film, which was directed by Kailamudi Raghavendra. Apart from Jeetendra, Jaya Prada and Sridevi were seen in the lead role. The budget of the film is said to be 3 to 4 crores. At the same time, the collection is beyond 9 crores. At the same time, it will prove to be 141 crores in today’s time, which is a blockbuster film. At the same time, the dialogue “Lalita” used by Shakti Kapoor in this movie also became quite popular. At the same time, the actor named his restaurant in 2017 on it.
The story of the gift revolves around two sisters, who fall in love with the same man. When Lalita realizes her sister’s feelings, she retreats and lets her sister obey her heart. The gift was a remake of the 1982 Telugu blockbuster Devatha. The film received three nominations including Best Comic Actor, Best Music and Best Lyrics at the 32nd Filmfare Awards.
Apart from the gift, the same year superstars Jitendra’s motive with Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra’s Raj Tilak, Amitabh Bachchan’s alcoholic and Inquilab, Rajesh Khanna’s Dharam and Law, Voice, Asha Jyoti, Mithun Chakraborty and Dilip Kumar’s torch were released, in which Jitendra’s gift recorded the highest earning.