One title, different films: Four movies made in Bollywood over 80 years, but only one was a hit? know what is the name?
From 1943 to 2004, four films were made with the same title, but only the first one succeeded at the box office;
Many times, in Bollywood, it has happened that when a film proves successful at the box office, the filmmakers bet on that title again or make films with similar names. However, these films' stories, actors and everything else are different. The only similar thing is the title. From 'Barsaat' to 'Raj', there are some film titles on which many films have been made. Sometimes this formula proves to be a hit and sometimes a flop. In such a situation, the makers do not even get the money invested in the film. Something similar happened with the film of director Gyan Mukherjee. Four films were made with the title of a successful film, but out of these four, only one did well at the box office, the other three could not do anything amazing. This film has been made four times in 80 years. So let us tell you about this film title.
Kismat (1943)
Here we are talking about films made with the name 'Kismat'. The first film Kismat came in the year 1943, in which Ashok Kumar and Mumtaz Shanti appeared together in the lead roles. The director of this film was Gyan Mukherjee. At that time the total cost of making the film was 2 lakhs and the film earned a great amount of 10 lakhs. Even today the audience likes this film very much.
Kismat (1968)
Seeing the great success of the 1943 film, another film named 'Kismat' was made in 1968. Its director was Manmohan Desai. The story of the film has been written by Manmohan Desai and Brij Katyal together. Biswajit Chatterjee, Babita Kapoor, Helen and Kamal Mehra appeared in the lead roles in the film. The cost of the film was 60 lakhs and the film did a business of 1.40 crores.
Kismat (1995)
After 1968, once again a film named 'Kismat' came to the theatres in 1995. 90s superstar and makers' first choices Govinda and Mamta Kulkarni appeared in this film. The director of this film was Harmesh Malhotra. The audience liked the songs of the film a lot, but not the film. The film proved to be a flop at the box office. The total budget of the film was 3 crores and the earnings of the film were also almost equal to the budget.
Kismat (2004)
Once again, the makers tried their luck and in 2004. The film 'Kismat' was released at the box office. The director of this film is Guddu Dhanoa. Bobby Deol and Priyanka Chopra appeared in the lead roles in the film, but the film got a mixed response at the box office. The budget of the film was about 7 crores and the earnings of the film were only 8 crores 46 lakhs.