Now many scenes of Switzerland can be seen in films. Today the situation is such that every second film is shot in the valleys of Switzerland. Because the visuals there look quite attractive and amazing. Those scenes in films also add life to the story, but very few people would know which Bollywood film was shot in Switzerland for the first time? The earnings of that film had made the makers rich, let us tell about it.

Actually, the film we are talking about was released in the year 1964. In this, actors like Raj Kapoor, Vyjayantimala and Rajendra Kumar were in important roles. When this film was released in theatres, it was received well. People liked the chemistry of Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in this. This was not any other film but ‘Sangam’, which had broken records at the box office.

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‘Sangam’ was the first Bollywood film to be shot in Switzerland.

Switzerland is the favorite place of Indian cinema, where hundreds of films have been shot. But very few people would know that for the first time if someone shot a film in Switzerland, it was none other than Raj Kapoor. According to the report published in News 18, the film ‘Sangam’ directed and starring Raj Kapoor was shot in Switzerland. It was released in the year 1964.

Whereas in those days most of the films were shot in studios only. Then Raj Kapoor decided that he would shoot ‘Sangam’ in places like Europe and Switzerland. So that the audience of the 1960s could experience something different and good. It was shot in pristine lakes, snow and streets of Europe. It was like a dream.

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The highest grossing film of 1964 was ‘Sangam’

It is noteworthy that Raj Kapoor and Vyjayantimala starrer film ‘Sangam’ was one of the blockbuster films of the year 1964. According to IMDb, Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala’s film ‘Sangam’ was the highest grossing film of the year 1964. According to the report of News 18, the film did a worldwide business of Rs 8 crore. According to IMDb, the India net collection of the film was 4 crores.

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Makers had earned 700% profit

According to reports, the budget of ‘Sangam’ was around Rs 1 crore and its worldwide collection was Rs 8 crore. In this respect, the film had made the makers rich and the makers had earned 700 percent profit from it. In 1964, ‘Aai Milan Ki Bela’, ‘Dosti’, ‘Ziddi’ and Shammi Kapoor’s ‘Rajkumar’ were also released, whose earnings were less than Raj Kapoor’s ‘Sangam’.