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Hindi cinema’s most ‘manhoos’ film saw death of two iconic actors, legendary director amid shoot, money running out; turned out a box office disaster
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The Indian Express
It took 16 years for legendary filmmaker K Asif to make Hindi cinema’s most revered film, Mughal-e-Azam.
Story continues below this adEntry of Guru Dutt in K Asif’s filmAsif initially thought of casting Guru Dutt in the role of Majnu.
Guru Dutt’s death brought a hard stop to K Asif’s film — until he met Sanjeev Kumar.
When K Asif tested Sanjeev Kumar’s patienceK Asif met Sanjeev Kumar at a film premiere and decided to cast him in his film.
Much of the shooting had to be done using a body double for Sanjeev Kumar, and the editing was poorly executed.