image of an angry young man
This was the period when the image of Amitabh Bachchan as an angry young man gave him the status of a superstar overnight. The 3 highest-grossing films for this year are also named after Amitabh Bachchan. The most lucrative in 1978 was Amitabh Bachchan – Rekha – Vinod Mehra, starring Mukadar Ka Sikandar. And then Trisul was in second place. Don was number three. Interestingly, there was only a week difference between the release of Don and Trishul.
highest profit
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar is the highest grossing film of 1978. The film won 8.5 crores at the box office. The film was directed by Prakash Mehra and written by Kader Khan. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar became the third highest-grossing film of the 1970s after Sholai and Bobby.
Amitabh and Rekha couple
The song in this film, Rote Rate Aaye Hain Sab Aur Salaam – E – Ishq Meri Jaan, has become so popular that it has never landed. The film was nominated in 9 categories at the Filmfare Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Prakash Mehra, Best Actor for Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra and Best Supporting Actor for Rakhi. But the film did not win in any category.
the second highest income
Trisul became the second highest-grossing film since 1978, starring Shashi Kapoor and Sanjiv Kumar with Amitabh Bachchan. The film was written by Salim Javed and directed by Yash Chopra. The film also stars Sachin and Punam Dylan in key roles. The heroines of the film were Rakhi and Hema Malini. For this film, Amitabh Bachchan received the Filmfare nomination for Best Actor, Sanjeev Kumar for Best Supporting Actor and Yash Chopra for Best Director. The film also received a Best Picture nomination, but no one won.
budget of only 80 lakhs
Trisul’s budget was only 80 lakhs. But the film won 5.5 crores at the box office. The film sold 72 million tickets worldwide and became one of the blockbusters of this decade.
Don’s profit
Don was the third highest grossing film of the year. Don made almost 900 percent of the box office profits in the 1970s. The film was made with a budget of only 70 lakhs and won a total of 3.5 crores at the box office. Don is one of the most memorable films in the history of Hindi cinema.
remake in any language
Don had won 7 crores around the world. The film has been reworked in almost all languages. While Amitabh Bachchan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for this film, Kishor Kumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer for Khaike Paan Banaras Wala and Asha Bhosle for Yeh Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana.
promises
In 1978, Amitabh Bachchan’s fourth blockbuster was Kasame Vaade, the seventh best-selling film of the year. The film stars Rakhi, Randhir Kapoor, Nitu Singh and Amjad Khan in the lead roles. The film is directed by Ramesh Bell. The music of the film was composed by RD Burman and his songs Aati Rahegi Baharein, Kasme Vaaden Nibhaenge Hum became very popular.
97 crores today
During this time, the film has won 4.7 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 and 2, 4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 If the price is set today, then the film has earned about 97 crowns. The budget of the film was nearly 50 lakhs.
Saugand on the Ganges
In 1978, Amitabh Bachchan’s latest hit film was Ganga Ki Saugandh, which won a total of 2.3 crores at the box office. Rekha was against Amitabh Bachchan in the film. The film was directed by Sultan Ahmed and won 5.5 kroner worldwide.
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