1. Maratha Mandir
The film that the audience was eagerly awaiting is KGF Chapter 2. This film has been released at the box office and is setting numerous new records in earnings. While this film is making waves, the craze for The Kashmir Files has not diminished even after a month. The successful run of The Kashmir Files, which was released on 11 March 2022, continues at the box office.
The dominance of 'The Kashmir Files' remains intact in front of blockbuster films like RRR and KGF. Made on a budget of 150 million, this film has earned 3.39 billion. This is not the first time such a craze has developed among audiences for a film. Many films have come before that ran for a long time in Maratha Mandir theatre, and some are still doing well in cinemas today. Today, let's learn about the Maratha mandir cinema that have run the longest in theatres.
2. Maratha Mandir Photos
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Released on 20 October 1995, this film starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol is still running in the Maratha Mandir Theatre in Mumbai. The craze for this film is such that people still come to watch it at the Maratha Mandir cinema. On ordinary days, the theatre does not attract many crowds, but on Sundays, the shows are houseful. 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' is Bollywood's first highest-grossing film. It has been 25 years since this film was released at Maratha Mandir.
Sholay
'Sholay', released on 15 August 1975, set a record for the longest-running film in theatres at that time. People still quote dialogues from this film. It ran for 286 weeks in theatres. This record was later broken by Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'. Made on a budget of just 3 crores, this film earned over 15 crores at that time.
Mughal-e-Azam
The film directed by K. Asif that was released on 15th August 1960 is recorded in the pages of history. It was so loved by the audience that it ran in theatres for a whopping 150 weeks. Even today, people appreciate the love story of Salim and Anarkali after watching the film. The performances of Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala have made this film shine.
Barsaat
This film was released on 21st April 1949. 'Barsaat' was Raj Kapoor's first superhit film. This film ran for 100 weeks at the box office. After the success of this film, Raj Kapoor bought R.K. Studio. The logo of R.K. Studio was taken from the poster of this film.
Maine Pyar Kiya
This movie was released on December 29, 1989. Salman Khan made his debut in Bollywood with this film. Initially, only 29 prints of this movie were released. But it received a lot of love from the audience and later this film ran in theatres for 50 weeks.
Raja Hindustani
This movie, which is a remake of Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'Jab Jab Phool Khile', was released on 15th November 1996. The song 'Pardesi Pardesi' from the film became a super hit and played a big role in the movie's success.
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Hrithik Roshan's first film 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai' was released on 14th January 2000. The audience responded well to Hrithik's style, dance, and action in this film, and the film industry got a new superstar. The love from the audience for this film was so immense that it ran in various cinemas for almost a year.
3. Conclusion
Manoj Desai, the owner of Maratha Mandir Cinema, told the Indian Express, "In the last 25 years, the lockdown period was the first time that Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge did not screen. We are somewhat disappointed that we couldn't celebrate the silver jubilee of this film. We are now in talks with Yash Raj Film Production House. This discussion is about how we are celebrating the silver jubilee year after the film has screened at Maratha Mandir. We also feel bad that we had to keep our theatre closed for 8 months.
