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Unforgettable Movie: Today we tell you about a 53 -year -old film, which took 14 years to be made. When the shooting stopped in the middle, the director got divorced from the heroine and then when the film was ready, the heroine …Read more
New Delhi. The romantic drama film Pakija was released in the year 1972. In this, stars like Rajkumar, Meena Kumar and Ashok Kumar were seen in the lead characters. When action films were treated in the 70s, this romantic film captured the hearts of the audience.
It took 14 years for the film ‘Pakija’ to be made. The production of this film started in the year 1958. Kamal Amrohi was making this film with his wife Meena Kumari. The film was launched in Black-and-White. (Photo courtesy: imDB)
According to the IMDB report, when the trend of colorful films started, Kamal Amrohi removed the already shot and decided to start shooting again. Meanwhile, Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari separated in the year 1964, due to which the entire work of the film stopped. (Photo courtesy: imDB)
After this, the film was resumed in the year 1968, but after separation from Kamal, Meena Kumari got addicted to alcohol and her health also started deteriorating. Meena then decided to complete the film with Kamal Amrohi. (Photo courtesy: imDB)
The shooting of Meena Kumari and Rajkumar’s ‘Pakija’ was completed in November 1971 and after that the editing work ended next month. This film was released in the year 1972. It was one of the most expensive films of that era. (Photo courtesy: imDB)
‘Pakija’, made under the direction of Kamal Amrohi, got a tremendous popularity after the death of Meena Kumari. Two months after the release of the film, Meena Kumari said goodbye to this world. He breathed his last at the age of 38. (Photo courtesy: imDB)
Initially, the film ‘Pakija’ was not getting any special response at the box office. But after the death of Meena Kumar, the film became a hit and also made the tag of Cult Classic. ‘Pakija’ proved to be Meena Kumari’s last film. (Photo courtesy: imDB)
Meena Kumar’s ‘Pakija’ film was made in a budget of Rs 1.25 crore at that time and it grossed Rs 6 crore, making it the highest grossing film of that year. Even today, this film touches the hearts of people. (Photo courtesy: imDB)
