मधुबाला की वो फिल्म, जिसे बनने में लग गए थे 16 साल, डायरेक्टर ने पानी की तरह बहा डाला था पैसा
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The Bollywood film which took more than a decade and a half to become. Today this film is seen as a classic clot. The director had thrown everything in making it. The actress completed the shooting of the film by putting her life at stake.
On 5 August 1960, a film came out which has the status of classic cult in Bollywood today. It took more than a decade to produce this film and when it was released, it looked in theaters that people just kept watching. This classic film had been hanging on screen for months.
Of. Directed by Asif, ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ is considered a classic classic in Indian cinema. In this 1960 film, Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala played the lead roles and it took 16 years to complete it. The name of this film is recorded in golden letters in the history of Indian cinema.
The budget of this film was 1.5 crores. ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ faced many years of delay, skyrocketing budget and a song, which cost more than the entire film of that time. When the average Hindi film was made for less than 10 lakh rupees, then the budget of ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ was so much that a fleet of vintage cars could be purchased from it.
The iconic song “Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya” was alone at a cost of Rs 1 crore, which was incredible for that time and is still a classic today. It is said that it took two years to make a set of the film, which was 150 feet in length.
The film’s set used a classic specially specially ordered Belgium glass. Constructions in construction, World War II, change in cast (Dilip Kumar played Salim) and K.K. Asif’s ambition made this film a myth.
Of. Madhubala was struggling with heart disease during the shooting of this film directed by Asif. Madhubala had a hole in his heart due to which his health was very bad, but he also shot the film in illness. Madhubala filmed several scenes, battling heart disease, which adds a special sentiment to her performance.
On release in 1960, ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ earned more than Rs 11 crore, which is more than Rs 3,600 crore in today’s time. Released in Black and White, only one song of the film was in color which was digitally colored and released in 2004.
The film was a hit at the box office during re-reliefs. Even after decades, ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ is not just remembered, but is seen as a great achievement in Indian cinema.
