When Amitabh-Hema’s ‘Ganga’ created a ruckus at the box office, it earned 7 times more than the budget:

Mumbai: Whenever the story of success of regional films will be written in the history of Indian cinema, the Bhojpuri film released in the year 2006 ‘Ganges’ The name will be recorded in golden letters. People often believe that Bhojpuri industry has progressed in recent years, but ‘Ganga’ had proved two decades ago that even regional cinema can compete with Bollywood with the combination of a strong story and big stars.

Bhojpuri incarnation of mega hero and dream girl

The biggest USP of this film was its incredible starcast. Shahenshah of Hindi cinema Amitabh Bachchan and dream girl Hema Malini Seeing them together on the Bhojpuri screen was like a dream come true for the audience. Bhojpuri superstars of that era accompanied him in the film. Ravi Kishan, Manoj Tiwari and beautiful actress Nagma were also in lead roles. Having such big giants in one frame became the first guarantee of the film’s success.

‘Big B’ agreed for the sake of relations

There is an interesting story behind this film directed by Abhishek Chaddha. film producer Deepak Sawant Who has been the personal makeup artist of Amitabh Bachchan for a long time. It is said that because of his old and deep relationship with Deepak Sawant, Bachchan Saheb immediately said yes to this Bhojpuri project. The film was released in 2006 and within no time the boards of ‘Housefull’ were put up in the theaters of UP-Bihar.

Budget of Rs 5 crore and huge earning of Rs 35 crore

The film ‘Ganga’ had broken many Bollywood records of that time in terms of business. According to reports, this film is just Rs 5 crore It was made on a budget of Rs. 1,000, but at the box office it made almost Rs 35 crore Collected Rs. from your budget Earn 7 times more Doing this is considered a historic achievement for any film. This profit proved how strong is the desire among the Bhojpuri audience to see big stars in their own language.

A touching story of justice and struggle

The story of the film is woven around an educated and courageous girl named ‘Ganga’. Based on the background of the village, this film has depicted the social shackles and the battle for justice very well. The story takes a turn when Shankar (Ravi Kishan) gets himself crippled while protecting Ganga. After this begins the process of relationships, sacrifice and fighting with the society, which kept the audience captivated in the theaters till the end.