There have been many stars in Bollywood who have delivered one hit film after another, but their start in the industry was nothing special. One such superstar of Bollywood, whose debut film was a flop, was Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Hindi cinema. Khanna went on to deliver many hit films, but his debut film was a huge flop.
Despite this, the film created history. Not only that, but two remakes of this Rajesh Khanna movie were made in the South. Now you must be wondering which film it was. Let’s find out the name of that movie..
Rajesh Khanna is known as the first superstar of Bollywood. No other star has experienced stardom like his. Fans would go crazy just to get a glimpse of him. The movie we are talking about was titled ‘Aakhri Khat’. The movie also features Indrani Mukherjee, Master Bunty. This film proved to be a flop at the box office. Released in 1966, the movie was written and directed by Chetan Anand. The songs of this film were well-liked.
Rajesh Khanna and Indrani Mukherjee in film Aakhri Khat 1966.
‘Aakhri Khat’ emerged as a cult classic and was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards in 1967, but was not nominated. Although it did not receive a nomination, the movie was much talked about in that era. Later, it was also remade in Tamil, Telugu, and Turkish. The Tamil remake, Poonthalir, was released in 1979, and the Telugu remake, Chinnari Chitti Babu, in 1981. In 1974, the film was also remade in Turkey under the title Garip Kus.
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