Amitabh Bachchan’s THIS film was a big flop, earned only Rs 6 crore, will air on TV channels for 100 years, the movie is..

This film which featured Amitabh Bachchan in it was a big flop. The movie used to go on air almost every week on TV channel. Guess the name.

Amitabh Bachchan indeed has a great fan following. Over the years, Big B has delivered several hits, including Sholay, eyes, Illness, Coolieand others. However, there was one film that was a box office flop but became a cult classic among the Indian diaspora: Sooryavansham.

The movie premiered on May 21, 1999, featuring Amitabh, Rachna Banerjee, Mukesh Rishi, Soundarya, and others. It has been aired on television countless times, to the point where people remember every scene by heart.

Amitabh Bachchan's Sooryavansham has several interesting facts. For instance, the character who played Big B’s daughter was not actually a girl but a boy—this role was portrayed by young Ishaan Khatter. Additionally, while Rekha did not appear in the movie, she still contributed to it by dubbing the voices of Amitabh Bachchan’s wives.

Moreover, Amitabh’s film was originally made in Hindi. However, even before the release of Sooryavanshamthe same story was adapted into Tamil in 1997. It was then made in Telugu in 1998 and finally released in Hindi in 1999 under the title Sooryavansham.

Sooryavansham Box Office Collection

Despite featuring Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role, the movie did not perform well at the box office. Made on a budget of Rs 7 crores, it only managed to earn Rs 6.6 crores, leading to its classification as a flop. Interestingly, the film was purchased by Sony Max under a hundred-year deal, which is why it continues to be shown on television repeatedly.

Plot of Sooryavansham

Thakur Bhanupratap, a highly regarded village head, considers his youngest son Heera a failure and treats him with disdain. Nevertheless, despite his father’s disapproval, Heera puts in every effort to earn his father’s pride.