New Delhi:
Filmmakers produce their films at a big risk, because if the film does not run, his crores of rupees sinks in an instant, but when the film runs, crores of rupees become double. There was such a star in Hindi cinema, which produced different jorna films and registered his name in Indian cinema. This legendary actor was known for patriotic films. This actor is none other than Manoj Kumar, known as Bharat Kumar, who has died today on 4 April. Manoj Kumar has directed many superhit films, for which he put everything at stake.
This film caused havoc
Manoj Kumar directed 7 films as a director, which includes Upkar, Roti Cloth and East and West. Manoj Kumar did a film and directed, which brought a storm at the box office. The name of this film was ‘Kranti’ which was released in 1981. It was the highest grossing film of this year. Manoj Kumar made this film one by one. He himself was also seen in it. Shatrughan Sinha, Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Prem Chopra and Parveen Babi were in important roles in the film. It is one of the expensive films of Indian cinema.
Bungalow sold for film
The script of the film Kranti was written by Salim-Javed, writer of Sholay. Manoj Kumar returned to the screen after four years from the revolution. The budget of the revolution was Rs 3 crore, but the producers retreated as soon as the shooting of the film started. Then Manoj Kumar spent money from his pocket for this film. For this, Manoj Kumar sold his Delhi bungalow and put his property at stake in Mumbai too. Kranti created a ruckus in the theater as soon as it was released. The film remained in the theater for 400 days. Celebration of Silver Jubilee and Golden Jubilee was also done. Kranti defeated Sholay in earnings. Sholay earned 15 crores and revolution had earned 20 crores. But after the revolution, no hit film came to Manoj Kumar’s account and his career was over.