“BAAT KAMAAI  KI “ FILM Mughal-E-Azam 

Sunil kumar ,v.n.i,new delhi,7-8-20    

K. Asif 's magnum opus has gained a cult status over the years. Considered to be one of the most iconic and landmark films in the history of Hindi cinema, Mughal-E-Azam set the standards high.

*********Every time you think about the legends of Indian cinema- Dilip Kumar and Madhubala, the first thing that comes to your mind is their on-screen magic together in the film Mughal-e-Azam. The film, directed by K Asif, was a huge hit at that time and continues to rule our hearts till date. Well, you can say, Mughal-e-Azam was ‘Baahubali’ of the '60s. Now, what if we consider the worth of the box office smasher of 1960 in today’s date?***

This '60s mega blockbuster earned whopping Rs 5.50 crore at the box office half a century ago. To know the film’s worth in today’s date, let’s take into consideration the value of a rupee at that time by taking into account the price of gold. Believe us, the numbers will shock you!

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Interestingly, the gold price for 10 grams in 1960 was just Rs 112 while today the gold price of the same weight is much higher . The business of Mughal-e-Azam, if calculated in terms of today's gold price, beats the collective total of all-time top four highest box office grossers of India – Baahubali: The Conclusion, Dangal, Avengers: Endgame and Tiger Zinda Hai. The worth of this 1960 film in 2019 gives us gigantic numbers – Rs 1644.54 crore. 

And here we consider Rs 300 crore and Rs 500 crore grossers as record breakers!

However, Mughal-e-Azam still stands after the 1964 release Sangam, whose numbers are much bigger than the former, almost 29 per cent, going by our calculation.