Amitabh Bachchan: How Manoj Kumar’s Advice Transformed the Fate of ‘Don’

Manoj Kumar‘s foresight led Amitabh Bachchan‘s film ‘Don’ to unprecedented success

The foresight of the late veteran actor Manoj Kumar, known as ‘Bharat Kumar’ in Hindi cinema, led to the film ‘Don’, which became a milestone in Amitabh Bachchan’s career. On his birth anniversary, this is the special story that changed the fate of both ‘Don’ and Amitabh Bachchan. This story is from 1978. Director Chandra Baraut’s film ‘Don‘ was ready. The plot of this film, written by Salim-Javed, was very fast-paced and complex.

How Manoj Kumar’s Advice Transformed the Fate of ‘Don’

After the film was completed, Chandra Baraut showed it to Manoj Kumar. Because the entire industry had faith in his film knowledge. After watching the entire film, Manoj Kumar gave Chandra Baraut an important piece of advice. He said, the film is great; But its plot is very serious and continuous. There is no moment of relaxation or relief for the audience before the interval. Soften the plot a little by adding a song. The director agreed with Manoj Kumar’s advice and after that, the song ‘Khaike Paan Banaraswala’ was specially composed for the film. As soon as this song appeared in the film, it literally created a stir.

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Manoj Kumar was behind the success – Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan’s Banarasi style, his dance and the magic of Kishore Kumar’s voice made this song extremely popular. This song gave a light touch to the serious atmosphere of the film, which the audience liked very much. ‘Don’, released on 12 May 1978, created history at the box office. Made on a budget of just Rs 70 lakh, the film did a business of Rs 7 crore at that time and became the third highest-grossing film of that year. This film established Amitabh Bachchan as a formidable villain along with the image of an ‘Angry Young Man’. Today, while there is talk of ‘Don 3’ after the remake of ‘Don’, it cannot be forgotten that Manoj Kumar was behind the success of the original film.

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