This movie of Mahanayak Amitabh Bachchan is a superhero movie. Which included many magical elements like flying carpet monsters and magical horses, all of which were created with the help of video effects.
Ajooba, the Amitabh Bachchan-Starring Superhero Movie:
The superhero movie starring Amitabh Bachchan was ‘Ajooba.’ It was also co-directed by the then-Soviet moviemaker Ganay Vasili. It is based on an Arabic folktale. This movie was also released in the Russian language in two parts on 12 April 1991. This released movie was directed and produced by Shashi Kapoor.
Star-Studded Cast of Ajooba:
Apart from Big B, Rishi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Dana Shane Laine, Sonam Saeed Jaffrey, and Amrish Puri played important roles in the movie. We have heard that a person’s fate can be predicted by looking at the lines on your hind hand. You heard it right, the movie. The music is composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Storyline of Ajooba:
Talking about its story, the evil ‘Wazir’ of Baharistan kills the royal family and grabs power for himself. The real prince is saved by his tantra mantra. Returns to his motherland as a masked wonder to avenge his parents.
Budget and Box Office Loss of Amitabh Bachchan-Starrer Ajooba:
If reports are to be believed, apart from actress Sonam, no artist had taken any fee for this movie. Manmohan Desai was approached to direct this movie, but Manmohan Desai had taken retirement from the movie industry. Later, Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh asked Shashi Kapoor to direct this movie himself, and Shashi Kapoor agreed. This was the only Hindi movie that Shashi Kapoor had directed; after this, he did not direct any Hindi movies.
It is worth noting that despite having a big star cast, the movie was not successful at the box office. The movie did not work due to its weak script, although the movie became very popular among children. The movie Ajooba proved to be a big mistake in Shashi’s life. She suffered a lot from this movie. According to reports, the movie received a lukewarm response at the box office.
This movie was made with a budget of Rs 8 crore, but it was successful in earning around Rs 2 crore at the box office.
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