There is always a lot of hullabaloo around box office numbers of films. Of late, there has been a lot of chitter-chatter around South Indian movies doing wonders at the box office. But there was a time when Bollywood ruled over everything. Here’s a throwback to the year 1975 when some of the biggest hits of Bollywood released in the theatres. It was a year marked with films like and many more. Amid all these top films, there was a small-budget movie that performed enormously well at the box office.
It was a religious film that grabbed attention of all despite any superstars, action, comedy or drama. Even today, this movie is considered to be one of the best in devotional film genre.
We are talking about the movie It was directed by Vijay Sharma. The devotional film released on May 30, 1975. It starred celebs like Kanan Kaushal, Ashish Kumar, Anita Guha and others. Reportedly, the movie was made on a budget of only Rs 25 lakh. But when it released in the theatres, the positive reviews drew audiences and increased footfalls. Audiences flocked the theatres to watch the movie. It had a successful box office run and made around Rs 5 crore as its lifetime collection.
JAI SANTOSHI MAA : released today in 1975
One of highest grossers ever – “people traveled miles in bullock carts to watch this film, threw flowers/coins on screen, some left footwear outside the theatre & small cinema hall owners even kept a donation box to earn money”
— Film History Pics (@FilmHistoryPic)
Jai Santoshi Maa was the second highest-grossing movie of the year 1975. It stood second after that starred biggies like and others. The same year, Amitabh Bachchan’s Deewar also made it to the theatres. However, the film could not beat the box office collection of Jai Santoshi Maa, as reported by DNA.
The movie Dharmatma that released in 1975 turned out to be the third highest-grossing movie that year. Deewar stood fourth while Sanyasi took the fourth spot.
