Jai Santoshi Maa made on string budget earned 2000 per cent
Jai Santoshi Maa made on string budget earned 2000 per cent
“Jai Santoshi Maa is India’s most profitable film, made in Rs 25 lakh, and earned 2000% profit, beat Sholay, Dangal, Baahubali, RRR; it is…
Without a hero or a villain, this film became India’s most profitable film ever, beating RRR, Sholay, Mughal-e-Azam, Pathaan, and Dangal.
In the 1970s, Hindi cinema was discovered angst and violence in a western manner for the first time. But amid this came a small-budget devotional film that broke the box office records. It not only outperformed big blockbusters but did so without any hero, villain, or fight scene.
Jai Santoshi Maa the Vijay Sharma directorial released in 1975, narrates the story through the tale of ordinary citizens Sans any big stars in its cast. No antagonists and free from fights or violence. Yet the film touched a chord with the audiences, particularly in small towns of north India.
Jai Santoshi Maa gave tough fight to Sholay. In many parts, Jai Santoshi Maa surpassed Sholay, released later that year was made on a budget 12 times as much as this film.
Box office collection of Jai Santoshi Maa made on a budget of just
Rs 25 lakh, the 1975 devotional film proved to be the biggest hit in the history of Hindi cinema. Jai Santoshi Maa grossed Rs 5 crore at the box office.
Jai Santoshi Maa grossed Rs 5 crore at the box office. Adjusted for inflation, that figure would be close to Rs 1000 crore. This 2000% profit made Jai Santoshi Maa the most profitable Indian film ever, a record it holds to this day.
News Edit KV Raman
