![]() ![]() So "Pathaan" is very much in the vein of a "Mission Impossible," "Fast & Furious" film. SUMMERS: So just to get us started, for people who have not seen this film, give us a brief description of what this movie's all about, but please don't give us any spoilers. Film writer Timon Singh reviewed the movie for Empire Online, and he joins us now. And this film is also burning up all kinds of records at the box office with the biggest opening weekend sales of all time for a Bollywood film in India and also here in North America, where it is playing on 700 screens. SUMMERS: Seriously, these videos are incredible. SUMMERS: And with its catchy soundtrack, it is sparking dance parties in India's theaters as the credits roll. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character) So are you in or are you out? Jetpacks, motorcycle chases down snow-covered ski slopes and a ton of explosions. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) They're planning a massive attack, and their target - India. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Ma'am, we have a red flag. I could never get my head around to understand why.The Bollywood spy thriller "Pathaan" has all the ingredients of a great action film. It ran a year at the theaters.ĭharmesh Darshan’s Raja Hindustani, two years later, also enjoyed a 50-week run at the movies. Sooraj Barjatya’s romantic-family drama, grossed 66 crores and ran 50 weeks ( almost a year).Īnother household name like DDLJ, Hum Aapke Hain Koun became a benchmark for family dramas to come. Countless viewings notwithstanding, the film still manages to move me. It’s one of the films my generation has grown up watching. The film starring the iconic pair Nargis and Raj Kapoor ran a 100 weeks ( 2 years) at the theatres.Īs far back as my memory takes me, this was the first film I ever saw. The classic poster that would go on to inspire RK Studio’s logo, Barsaat was Raj Kapoor’s first biggest hit. ![]() Recommended: 11 Movies To Watch If You Liked The Notebook It ran 3 long years at the Maratha Mandir. 1.5 crore, in times when budgets didn’t cross Rs 10 lacs. The cult classic Mughal-e-Azam was made on a budget of Rs. Asif’s historical drama was in the making for over a decade before the world finally witnessed the grand spectacle. ![]() Bold for its time, the Ashok Kumar-Mumtaz Shanti starrer ran 3 and a half years at Roxy Cinema in Calcutta. Gyan Mukherjee’s Kismet held the record for the longest running film at the box office (for 32 years) until Sholay happened. Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay went on to become one of the most significant films in the history of our cinema, acquiring a cult status over the years. It ran 5 years at the theatres. It was only in the 15th week when the narrative changed and the rest, as they say, is history. ![]() Trade analysts were quick to write it off because of the budget it was made on. Hindi cinema’s first original ‘blockbuster’ Sholay initially opened to negative reviews. Recommended: 11 Bollywood Romantic Comedies We Love To Rewatch Watch Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge on Amazon Prime No other Indian film has ever come close to the overwhelming love DDLJ has enjoyed both on the home ground and overseas, all these years. Released on October 20, 1995, DDLJ completes 24 years today, and still runs in Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir (a show a day). The film that established Shah Rukh Khan (there’s a poster in Aditya Chopra’s office signed by the actor that reads, ‘Thank you for making me the star that I am today’) was a turning point for Hindi cinema. When Aditya Chopra directed his first film at 26, little would he have known of the success that was to follow. Recommended: 107 Years Of Indian Cinema: 100 Iconic Indian Movies It’s not surprising then that films which manage to cross a weekend and the week after, are classified ‘blockbusters.’īack in the day, ‘blockbuster’ was a term sparingly used.Īs DDLJ completes 23 years at the movies, here’s recalling some of the most memorable films that like DDLJ, resonated with audiences and had a glorious run at the cinemas. Today, the makers celebrate even a 3-day run. ‘Success party’ is an abused term in Bollywood. (Updated: October 20, 2019) Until the turn of the century, Hindi films enjoyed yearly runs in theatres. ![]()
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