Director Ramesh Sippy's historical film 'Sholay' came in 1975. This film did wonders and continues to do so. After this, he also made a big budget multi-starrer film like 'Shaan'. In this too, like Sholay, amitabh bachchan was in the lead. But Ramesh Sippy was among those directors who are known for creating history. That's why he was not going to stop. Last time Ramesh Sippy created history by making 'Sholay', this time by making 'Shakti' (1982) he did an amazing job which neither anyone before him nor after him could do. And this amazing thing was not related to the earnings of the film. The film did not do wonders at the box office. So what made this movie amazing?
What was amazing about 'Shakti'?
On one hand there is dilip kumar whose acting has no match. On the other hand, amitabh bachchan is considered an institution of acting. It was no less than a miracle in itself that Ramesh Sippy cast both these great heroes in the same film. As soon as this news spread, it became a topic of discussion. For those interested in films, it was a matter of debate as to who would prevail over whom.
What did Ramesh Sippy have to say on the film?
Ramesh Sippy had said in an interview to Lallantop that he knew that this film would be a great film showing the story of father and son. He had said that he also knew that due to the coming together of amitabh and Dilip, this film would become a completely different film. However, the film did not perform well. But this film is still counted among the best films of Bollywood. He had told that by the time this film was released, amitabh had become an institution in itself. They used to do everything like dancing, singing, love, but there was nothing like that in this film. That's probably why people were disappointed.
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