New Delhi. In the year 1987, a film hit the screens in which the actress got more than the asking fee. The film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. There was a lottery for the villain in this film. But the film’s hero took full advantage of his brother being a producer. He stubbornly asked for a role in the song of the film. Not only did the film become a superhit, the song also became very popular.
We are talking about the Anil Kapoor and Sridevi starrer ‘Mr’ released in 1987. Bharat’, in which Anil Kapoor played the role of a man named Arun, who later becomes a superhero and puts an end to those spreading corruption in the country. Arun runs an orphanage, where many children live, when the film hit the theaters in 1987, it rocked the box office with its earnings. Made on a huge budget that year, the film and its songs were well received.
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Got the role through persistence
Boney Kapoor had said on Kapil Sharma’s show about the hit song of the film, “We modeled the red set for ‘Kate Nahi Katte’. Earlier it was decided that only Sridevi will act in this song. But after the recording, Anil said that he wanted to work in this song as well. He knew that this song was going to be a hit in the future. However, after casting Anil in this song, it was also changed. So that it can be shown that Anil is singing the song.
The chemistry of both of them in this film is very well liked.
The song was shot in 21 days
In those days when big films with big stars were made on a budget of 1 and 1.5 crores. At that time, Boney Kapoor spent money like water on this film. The total budget of the film was 3 crore 20 lakh rupees. During the release of this film, he incurred a loss of 80 lakh rupees. Boney Kapoor himself revealed this in Kapil’s show. But when this film was released, Boney Kapoor also became rich. The film was successful at the box office. The film performed very well in terms of earnings.
Let us tell you that not only Anil Kapoor or Sridevi, Amrish Puri, seen in the role of the villain in this film, also won the lottery. The character Mogembo played by him in the film was well liked. His career flourished due to this character. The shooting of the film was completed around 380. The film’s popular song ‘Kate Nahi Katte’ took 21 days to shoot.
The film created a buzz at the box office.
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Tags: Amrish Puri, Entertainment special, Sridevi
First published: November 24, 2023, 08:11 IST