Movies News Desk – Often some such films have been made in Bollywood, which, no matter how old they are, are always remembered for the reason why they proved to be a hit or a flop. Some of these films are such that only after making them, the makers realize that it could have been made better. One such film was made in 1983, on which the makers spent money like water. But this film not only proved to be a flop, but there was so much controversy about it that the director decided never to make a film again. We are talking about the film Razia Sultan. Hema Malini, Parveen Bobby and Dharmendra were in important roles in this film.
This film was based on the Delhi Sultanate
Films being a flop is nothing new, but if the entire industry goes into debt because of it, then it is a big deal. ‘Razia Sultan’, directed by Kamal Amrohi, was a film based on the 13th century ruler of Delhi. When the film was released, it was not surprising to declare it a flop. Whereas, the makers had to work hard for three years to make it.
The entire industry was in debt
The film ‘Razia Sultan’ was made at a cost of 10 crores and could earn only 2 crores at the box office worldwide. In those days, making a film at a cost of 10 crores was a big deal. For this, loans were taken from many people. When the film flopped, many financiers, distributors and investors had to suffer huge losses. Due to this, a large part of the film industry also went into losses. It is said that the failure of the film at the box office had plunged the entire industry into debt.
This scene was controversial
In this film, Hema Malini and Parveen Bobby were seen doing a lesbian romance. In those days, showing such a scene in a film was quite a controversy. One of the reasons for disliking ‘Razia Sultan’ was that people found the Urdu dialogues in the film confusing. Strange dialogues and lesbian romance scenes were the two main reasons due to which people rejected this film.
