Made for Rs 10 crore, this Amitabh Bachchan film was rejected by distributors, was about to flop, but a superstar save it after.., became a blockbuster, earned Rs…

Amitabh Bachchan is a kind of actors in Bollywood who, over time, has proved his versatility. His fans possess viewed him in lead roles, romantic characters, grey-murky roles, and more. On the opposite hand, create you realize that there became as soon as one film of the actor that became as soon as on the verge of flopping? After the film’s unencumber, the makers witnessed extremely low footfall, and even distributors rejected the film. On the opposite hand, after a celeb made his entry, the film became as soon as saved and within the ruin became a blockbuster.

If you happen to're questioning which film we're speaking about, it is the evergreen Baghban. Helmed by the uninteresting director Ravi Chopra, the film became as soon as a huge hit. It featured Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini in lead roles. Recently, the uninteresting filmmaker’s partner, Renu Chopra, unfolded regarding the film and its related anecdotes in an interview.

In an interview with Pinkvilla, Renu printed that no distributor became as soon as in a position to comprehend the film. She said, “Despite the film being ready, no distributor wished to absorb Baghban. They called it broken-down-common, and this became as soon as a time when Amit ji became as soon as on a decline and had correct made a comeback with Mohabbatein and KBC. All of them said nobody would touch it.”

She extra defined how Salman Khan’s cameo within the film saved the film. She persisted, “Then any individual suggested bringing Salman Khan on board for a visitor appearance—the single part left to shoot. Ravi knew Salman, nonetheless no longer apart from to we create now. Ravi went to his home to meet him. Salman lives in a two-room home and is the perfect man. The three Khan brothers were within the gym, and one after the other, they got here out wearing shorts, making Ravi ji feel overdressed.”

“Then Salman got here out, heard his position, and straight away agreed to create the film. He said, ‘I indulge in this boy (Alok Malhotra, the persona he within the ruin performed). My thought of my of us is precisely this. I love them, and I will create the position.’ He did no longer search info from how worthy we would pay him and merely requested the put he wanted to come aid for the shoot,” Renu added.

Renu Chopra also mentioned that the film within the starting put had low footfall in theatres correct thru the first four days nonetheless started gaining momentum from the fifth day onward. She shared, “Baghban did no longer possess a first price scramble in its first four days (Friday-Monday) in theatres. Ravi questioned why he made that film. But its fate modified on Tuesday, and the film picked up.”

Made for Rs 10 crore, Baghban became a huge blockbuster and earned Rs forty five crore nasty worldwide. The film became the fifth-best-grossing Bollywood film of 2003.