Saying ‘My Dog Bhi Yeh Roll …’, superstar rejected the film, created history at the box office

Ramanand Sagar is known for his mythological serial ‘Ramayana’, but he has also given many great films to Hindi cinema. One of these films was ‘Aankhen’. Released in 1968, Dharmendra was seen in the film and proved to be a blockbuster. But, it is another matter that Ramanand Sagar’s first choice for this film was not Dharmendra, but was a superstar who was famous for his rich and fast-paced style. This superstar rejected Ramanand Sagar’s film with some words that always resonated in Ramanand Sagar’s ears. We are talking about famous Bollywood actor Raj Kumar, who was known for his unique style and strong acting.

When Raj Kumar turns down Ramanand Sagar’s film

Raj Kumar is still remembered for the best films like ‘Pakija’, ‘Saudagar’, ‘Tiranga’ and ‘Neil Kamal’. In his dialogue, his style of using ‘Jani …’ and turning his hand on his neck became his identity. Rajkumar was famous for his acting as well as his intellect and fast-paced style. In front of his anger, big actors, directors and producers used to stop speaking. Many fun stories about him are famous in the corridors of Bollywood. One such anecdote is associated with producer-director Ramanand Sagar. Famous actress and anchor Tabassum mentioned this story in her show.

When Raj Kumar said- this role will not even do my dog

In 1967, Ramanand Sagar was looking for a hero for his film ‘Aankhen’ and the first name that came in his mind was Raj Kumar. Ramanand Sagar wanted to sign Raj Kumar in his film. He told Rajkumar the story of the film, but the superstar did not like this script. After listening to the script of the film, Raj Kumar called his pet dog and jokingly told him, “Will you do this film?” At that time, his dog started turning around, after this he said to Ramanand Sagar, ‘Even this role will not do my dog, so how should I do it?’

Ramanand Sagar was saddened by Raj Kumar’s behavior

Ramanand Sagar felt very bad about this matter and way of Raj Kumar and he went from there in anger. However, Ramanand Sagar still made this film and the special thing is that this film came out at the box office as a blockbuster of that year. According to industry tracker Caikanilk, ‘Aankhen’, released in 1968, collected 6.40 crores at the box office, which was a large figure at that time.

Dharmendra got a film

Dharmendra played the lead role in this film, released in 1968 after Raj Kumar’s refusal, and Mala Sinha was seen with him. It proved to be a blockbuster when released. Aankhen is counted among the most successful films of Dharmendra’s career. Made in a budget of just Rs 85 lakh, the film earned more than Rs 6 crore. The film, written and directed by Ramanand Sagar, played the lead roles by Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Kumkum, Sujit Kumar, Mahmood, Lalita Pawar and Parduman Randhawa.

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