After the release of the superhit film ‘Sholay’, filmmaker Kamal Amrohi decided to make a period drama film of the same level. His dream project, which was the next ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, took seven years to make. It is said that the result was that the entire film industry drowned in debt. This film of Kamal Amrohi was the story of India’s only female Muslim ruler Razia Sultan, which was finally released in the year 1983.

Razia Sultan

Let us tell you that the film was made with a reported budget of Rs 10 crore. It is said that this film proved to be more expensive than the most expensive Indian film made at that time, ‘Shaan’. This film had a big star cast, which included actors like Parveen Babi, Sohrab Modi, and Ajit, apart from Hema Malini and Dharmendra in lead roles.

Razia Sultan

Let us tell you that this film was one of the most awaited films of that time, but it flopped so badly. There were not one but many reasons for the failure of this film. It was said that the audience did not understand the way the difficult Urdu language was included in the film. At the same time, some people also had a lot of problems with the length of the film.

Razia Sultan

The film was also heavily criticized for the fact that Dharmendra had blackened his face to play the role of slave warrior Yakut. All these things led to the sinking of ‘Razia Sultan’. This film was able to earn only Rs 2 crore at the box office. The loneliness of Razia Sultan was also shown in the film, in which along with her romance with Yakut, she was seen very close to her assistant Khakun i.e. Parveen Babi many times. The audience could not tolerate the closeness between the two.