Unknown Facts About the Movie ‘Kranti’: In the year 1981, such a film reached the hands of Bollywood, which made people go crazy as soon as it was released. This film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office upon its release. Besides, this film also broke all the revenue records. Four superstars are seen together in this film.
New Delhi. In the 80s, veteran actors like Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor and Shatrughan Sinha had a distinct identity in the industry and when these four superstars were seen together on the big screen, people thronged the theatres. . Now let’s talk about the highest grossing film of 1981, ‘Kranti’, which created chaos at the box office as soon as it was released.
The film ‘Kranti’, released in theaters on February 6, 1981, is a historical drama film, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar himself, its story and screenplay written by Salim-Javed and the film stars that Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Along with Si Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini and Parveen Bobby were also seen in the lead roles.
This film received a lot of love from the audience and soon the film became popular in theaters across the country. This film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. According to Wikipedia data, the makers spent approximately Rs 3.1 crore to make this movie and it earned a total of Rs 16 crore at the worldwide box office.
Let us tell you, through this film, Dilip Kumar is back on the big screen after 4 years. It was one of the most expensive movies in India at that time. Not only this, ‘Kranti’ is considered to be one of the biggest patriotic hit films India has ever seen. At the time of its release, it was the second highest grossing film in India after Sholay (1975).
Let us tell you, this film is celebrating its golden jubilee in many centers across the country. It continued in theaters for 67 weeks, where it remained full for 96 days in one theater. Let us tell you, before this film, in the year 1981, Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Naseeb’ and ‘Laawaris’ were also left behind. Even Dharmendra’s film ‘Katilon Ke Katil’ was overshadowed by ‘Kranti’.
