This film did not see any audience after its release, after one week tickets were sold in black, earned 5 times more than its budget, movie is…, lead actors were…

In the early 80s, a tale hit the screens with little noise, unnoticed by the crowd on its first day. But as time passed, whispers turned into cheers, and the film that once saw empty seats began drawing full houses. Released in 1983, this cinematic gem, though a slow starter, found its magic through word of mouth. With powerful performances and a story that struck a chord, it climbed the ladder of success, surprising even its makers.

Which Film Is This?

Here we are talking about the 1983 film, ‘Masoom’, helmed by the renowned director of Indian Cinema, Shekhar Kapur. Recently, he has announced the sequel to his 1983 film, titled ‘Masoom the Next Generation’, in which his daughter Kaveri Kapur will make her debut on the big screen. The 1983 film featured Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Saeed Jafri, Jugal Hansraj and Urmila Matondkar. Meanwhile, Shekhar Kapur told a shocking thing about his first film in one of his latest posts.

What Did Shekhar Kapur Tell?

Director Shekhar Kapur has recently shared a post in which he recalled the tense week after the release of the film Masoom. He mentioned that I started climbing the first step of becoming a director through this film, but this film betrayed me. After the release of the film, no one came to see it and he felt that his career as a filmmaker was over before it even started. Shekhar wrote in the post, “The problem is that you have made an ‘article’ film and then other young black marketers also joined in almost threateningly. I soon understood that by ‘article’ they meant ‘artistic’… but it was not a compliment in any way, because they had bought tickets expecting a full house, so that they could sell them at a profit, that’s it., no one came.”

What Happened On Thursday?

Shekhar further wrote, “The race to find new theatres began… And Masoom was declared a hit… What happened on Thursday?? I don’t know… And I have been thinking this all along. What if they had not come on Thursday? Distributors would have left other theatres too… and Masoom would not have been a film that anyone would have watched. Now, after so many years… When I am preparing to bring ‘Masoom, The Next-Generation’ into production, the word ‘article film’ still haunts me and what happened on Thursday? Did my or my film’s fortunes change overnight?”

For the unversed, Masoom was made on a budget of 1.75 crores. While at the box office, the film earned a worldwide collection of 8.95 crores, which made it earn 5 times more than its budget.

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