The release of Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar’s film Shakti has completed 43 years. The film, which came in 1982, was the director of Ramesh Sippy. It was a crime drama thriller film, in which a very good way was presented to the bonding and hatred between the father-son.
1982 was the most miraculous year for the cinema world. Director Ramesh Sippy had shown the feat that no one had ever done before. He brought two legend stars of Bollywood in one of his films. Although the film did not do wonders at the box office, but these 2 stars are still remembered by this movie and it comes in the category of Cult Movies. This is the movie is Shakti, in which Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar were seen together for the first and last time. The release of this film has completed 43 years. It was released on 1 October 1982.
What did Ramesh Sippy say about the film Shakti
Director Ramesh Sippy, who gave a blockbuster film like Sholay, said in an interview to Lallantop years ago- ‘I felt that it would be a great film to show the father-daughter relationship. The film will be amazing and completely different in itself with both legend stars i.e. Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar. However, the film could not show amazing at the box office. But it is still liked today ‘.
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Some unheard stories related to Ramesh Sippy’s film Shakti
In the Bollywood industry, Ramesh Sippy is the only director who brought Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar on screen together. This miracle could not do any other filmmaker.
– Few people know that Amitabh Bachchan heard the story of the film and immediately said yes to work in it. He liked the story of this movie being made on the father-daughter relationship.
– It is said that later Amitabh Bachchan refused to work in the film. Actually, when Ramesh Sippy told that Dilip Kumar was playing his father in the film, he refused. They felt how they could share the screen with such a big star.
– According to the reports, when Dilip Kumar came to know that Amitabh Bachchan has refused to work in the film, he immediately called Big B and said- ‘Amit Tum don’t say for this film. I want to do a film with you and learn a lot from you. ‘ Big B could not refuse again after listening to Dilip Saheb.
– Amitabh Bachchan had told in an interview that as soon as he used to see Dilip Kumar during the shooting, he used to forget his dialogues. Dilip Saheb had some such magic in his eyes, he used to be shocked.
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– Amitabh Bachchan’s character in the film Shakti was first to do Raj Babbar. He also took advance for the film. However, later Big B agreed to work in it and Raj Babbar was removed.
– Rakhi Gulzar had said that many people warned her that her career would be ruined by playing the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s mother, but she did not care about it because she wanted to work with Dilip Kumar. She became her husband in the film.
– The story of the film Shakti was written by the pair of Salim-Javed. Its budget was 3.5 crores and it did a business of 8 crores at the box office. The Tamil film was inspired by Thangappathkam.