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You must have seen many such directors in Hindi cinema, which are guaranteed to hits. His films were to be a hit. One such director was K.K. Asif. He made only 2 films throughout his career. Mountains on 1 …Read more
The film crashed crores of rupees We The film that Asif is talking about is Mughal-e-Azam. The set of this film was so grand that the viewers were blown away. When this set was broken, the junk was gathered with 10 trucks. K. Asif put everything at stake for Mughal-e-Azam. Madhubala and Dilip Kumar were seen in the lead roles in this film.
The film set an example
In the year 1960, I. Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam created history. People have not been able to forget the film yet. Asif was the first director who made 2 films in his career. At that time, when films were made for 5 to 10 lakh rupees, then he had spent 1.5 crores on this only film. The stubborn and obsessive director had shed money like water on every scene. People have not been able to forget the songs and story of the film ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, which created history in Bollywood. The film set such an example.
History created with 1 film
History created by making a grand set
Of. Asif gave this film
People like to see even today
Everything was real use. Actress Durga Khote, who was seen in the role of Jodha Bai in the film, has unveiled many secrets of Mughal-e-Azam in her biography. She has said that the Isfilm was shot in Bombay Talkies and a quarter of the film was shot. Then after the Partition of India-Pakistan, the film coach stopped and all the items of the shooting set had to be sold in 10 trucks and sold in junk. There were things like costume and artificial jewelery.
Let me tell you that the pair of Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in the film created panic. The budget of the film was Rs 1.5 crore, at that time the film had collected Rs 11 crore at the box office today. The way Madhubala’s beauty was introduced in the film, people were ready to give up their lives.