Shool Movie Facts: Flop at the time of release but today it is a cult classic, know the story of that film with 7.7 IMDb rating.

News India Live, Digital Desk: In the history of Indian cinema, there have been many films which were far ahead of their time. It did not do wonders at the box office, but with time the audience placed it in the category of ‘great films’. One such film is ‘Shool’, released in the year 1999. Adorned with the incomparable acting of Manoj Bajpayee and the sharp writing of Anurag Kashyap, this film is still considered to be the most honest film showing the nexus of police-corruption-politics. Why was ‘Shool’ left behind at the box office? The budget of ‘Shool’, released on 5 November 1999, was around Rs 5 crore. The film grossed approximately Rs 8.45 crore (gross) in India, but was declared a ‘flop’ at the box office for that time. Bitter Truth: The film’s story was based on real-life depiction of Bihar politics and crime, which was too ‘dark’ and ‘violent’ for the mainstream audience of that time. Muqabla: Romantic and masala films were prevalent during that period, due to which this serious drama did not initially get the expected audience. Nawazuddin and Rajpal Yadav had played small roles. If you watch the film ‘Shool’ today, you will get to see glimpses of many current stalwarts of Bollywood. Nawazuddin Siddiqui: In this film, Nawazuddin played a very small role of a waiter. Today he is a global star, but at that time he was struggling to make his mark. Rajpal Yadav: The king of comedy, Rajpal Yadav was seen in the role of a porter in this film. Sayaji Shinde: As the villain ‘Bachchu Yadav’, Sayaji Shinde created such a fear that even today his character is counted among the most cruel villains of Hindi cinema. The distinction of National Award and 7.7 IMDb rating.[Image representing the National Film Award trophy and IMDb logo] Even though the film may have earned less money in the theatre, it got a lot of love from the critics. National Honor: The film ‘Shool’ received the National Award for the Best Hindi Feature Film. IMDb’s Love: Today, this film has an IMDb rating of 7.7 on the internet, which is even better than blockbuster films like ‘Singham’ and ‘Dabangg’. Manoj Bajpayee’s magic: Manoj Bajpayee received the Filmfare Best Actor (Critics) Award for this film. Was given.Juhi Chawla was the choice before Raveena Tandon?An interesting fact is that Juhi Chawla was signed first for the role of Manjari (police officer’s wife) in the film. But she suffered an injury just before the shooting, following which Raveena Tandon was cast. Raveena left her glamorous image and played the role of an ordinary housewife in this film, which gave a new direction to her career.