When three Bollywood movies with the same title ‘Cars’ failed at the box office.
The first film titled Karz starred Rishi Kapoor, Tina Munim, Simi Garewal, Raj Kiran, Puran, Pinchot Kapoor and Mak Mohan.
Many movies in Bollywood share the same title even though they have different content and cast. They often belong to different genres or are remakes of other films. Today we are going to talk about three Bollywood movies with the same title. What’s even more shocking is that all three met the same fate at the box office. These three films of his share the title Karz. According to reports, all three films failed to make an impact at the box office. The title Karz was first used by his Subhash Ghai in 1980. The film starred Rishi Kapoor, Tina Munim, Simi Garewal, Raj Kiran, Pran, Pinchu Kapoor and Mak Mohan. The film, produced by Akhtar Farooqi and Jagjit Khurana, was reportedly made on a budget of Rs 100 crore, but did not perform well at the box office. He gave super hit songs like Om Shanti Om composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and his Dard-E-Dil. The duo won the Filmfare Award for Best Musical Director. The film’s star Rishi Kapoor mentioned the film’s failure in his biography titled Khullam Khulla.
Decades later, in 2002, another version of the same title, Karz: The Burden of Truth, was released. Directed by Harry Baweja, it starred Sunny Deol, Shilpra Shetty, and Suniel Shetty. The film was made on a budget of 11 billion rupees, but the box office revenue could barely exceed that and it was a flop. The film is produced by Kaushal Godha under Aashna Arts and Jyoti Pictures. Sanjeev Darshan has composed the music for the film.
In 2008, 28 years after the release of the 1980 film Karz, a remake was produced under the title Karzzz. Directed by Satish Kaushik, the film’s cast included Himesh Reshammiya. He made his Bollywood debut with this film along with Urmila Matondkar, Shweta Kumar, Danny Denzongpa and Gulshan Grover. Himesh Reshammiya also composed the music for the film. Produced by Bhushan Kumar and under the T-Series banner, the film was reportedly made on a budget of Rs 240 crore, but failed to impress the audience and was a commercial failure. .
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