Three films made by one name, storm at the box office three times, the magic of ‘Barsaat’
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The names of films are often repeated in Bollywood, but have ever heard that three films of the same name have been made and the three have exploded at the box office? Are you surprised? Yes, such a charisma has happened and that too with films named ‘Barsaat’. ‘Barsaat’, this is not just a word, a feeling, a romantic season and now a history, which made three different films a superhit in three decades. Let us take you to tell you the story of three evergreen films named ‘Barsaat’ in this beautiful journey of ‘rain and Bollywood’.
Classic ‘rain’ soaked in Raj Kapoor’s rain
The 1949 ‘Barsaat’ was not just the film but the beginning of a cinema era. Raj Kapoor and Nargis duo, Kashmir Values and those Nagas still soak the heart. Songs like ‘Flying in the air’, ‘Mera Lal Dupatta’, ‘Jia Berar Hai’, ‘Barsaat Mein Humse Mile’ were seen in this film. Raj Kapoor also directed, produced and played the lead role. It is said that the unmatched success of this film gave him the strength to buy RK Studios. Then this film made in 35 lakhs had grossed around 2 crores, which was bang for that era.
1995: Second ‘Barsaat’, Hui Starkids Jhajjham Entry
Nearly 46 years later, in 1995, ‘Barsaat’ returned and this time brought two new faces- Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna. It was both Starkids’s first film and both were handed over by the audience. This film, made in the budget of 8 crores, did a business of about 35 crores. And the songs were more than one bang. A romantic tracks like ‘Hum Ko Ko Ko Koi Tum Se Pyaar Hai’ touched every heart. The film joined the top earning films of that year.
2005: Third ‘rain’
10 years later, in 2005, ‘Barsaat’ knocked again and was once again in the lead Bobby Deol, but this time Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu were together. Although the critics did not praise the film, but the public made it a superhit. This film made in the budget of 10 crores earned 20 crores and songs like ‘Barsat Din Aaye Aaye’ made it memorable.
One name, three rounds, three hits
‘Barsaat’ has become a name that not only saw by three generations, but the trio appreciated, its songs humming and made it a blockbuster at the box office. Such luck is lucky to very few films, then next time the first drops of rain fall and remember a song of ‘Barsaat’ in a playlist, this is not just a song, a successful tradition of Bollywood.
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