Amitabh Bachchan’s Don was declared a flop in the first week itself, the song ‘Khaike Paan Banaraswala’ became a ‘blockbuster’

Amitabh Bachchan is the megastar of the century. This emperor of Bollywood has given many excellent films in his career spanning more than 50 years, which still reside in the hearts of people. Each of his characters has left an indelible mark on the hearts of the audience. You will be surprised to know that his blockbuster film made with a budget of Rs 70 lakh was declared a flop in the first week itself. But then one song of the film created such a stir that the film created history at the box office. Do you know which film this was?

Was declared a flop in the first week’Don”
Despite being declared a flop in the first week, Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Don’ has earned crores of rupees at the box office. This film was a huge hit and is still one of the most favorite films of the Bollywood industry. Amitabh Bachchan played a double role in the film ‘Don’ directed by Chandra Barot and based on the story of Salim-Javed and produced by Nariman Irani. Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Om Shivpuri and Satyen Kappu were also with him in the film. ‘Don’ was a much awaited film although it was released in 1978 without any promotion. The audience did not like it in the theaters in the first week and this film was declared a flop. But one song made it a huge hit.

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One song changed’don’ fate of
Actually, its song ‘Khaike Paan Banaraswala’ played a big role in making the film a hit. This song was added by the makers after the release of the film. This one song changed the fortunes of ‘Don’ at the box office and due to strong word of mouth, the film became an all-time blockbuster. ‘Don’, made with a budget of Rs 75 lakh, proved to be a superhit and earned huge profits.

‘don’ box office collection
Mitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Chandra Barot did not take any salary for the film ‘Don’ but the success of the film immortalized them in the hearts of people. ‘Don’ especially helped Amitabh Bachchan reach superstardom. Let us tell you that ‘Don’, released in 1978, became the third highest grossing Indian film of that year and was declared Golden Jubilee by Box Office India. Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Don’ had earned approximately Rs 7.2 crore at the box office. Keeping inflation in mind, today this amount will be more than Rs 250 crore.

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