Amitabh Bachchan was replaced from ‘Duniya Ka Mela featuring Rekha,

Amitabh Bachchan was replaced from ‘Duniya Ka Mela featuring Rekha,

When Amitabh Bachchan was reeling through bad phase, he lost many films, but, even in those trying times, he didn’t give up and and bow down but focussed on work.

The actor was even.replaced overnight from the 1974 released film Duniya Ka Mela featuring Rekha, regardless shooting for a month.

Had Amitabh worked in this film, it would have proved to be his first film with Rekha but this did not work out. Amitabh’s first film was

Had Amitabh worked in this film, it would have proved to be his first film with Rekha but this did not work out. Notedly, Amitabh and Rekha’s first film together was ‘Do Anjaane’ released in 1976.

Fifty-five years ago, Amitabh Bachchan was trying to establish himself in Bollywood. He was still new in the film industry and was struggling to establish his footing. His first film was the 1969 released film ‘Saat Hindustani’ which wasn’t a box-office success.

Amitabh’s first film may have been ‘Saat Hindustani’, but his breakthrough came four years later with Prakash Mehra’s film ‘Zanjeer’ (1973). Amitabh Bachchan played the role of Inspector Vijay Khanna in the film and his career took off rapidly after it was released. He never looked back after Zanjeer

Reports reveal that Firoz Khan’s brother actor Sanjay Khan had replaced Amitabh Bachchan in the film ‘Duniya Ka Mela’.

After release, this film proved a debacle at the box office as audiences completely rejected the pairing of Rekha and Sanjay Khan.

It will be a surprise for people that by the time ‘Duniya Ka Mela’ was released in 1974, Sanjay Khan’s career was on the decline and after ‘Zanjeer’, Amitabh Bachchan dominated the film industry.

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