Bollywood’s unluckiest film: Took 23 years to make, lead actor and director died before its release, film is…
You might have come across many films that are now made within a year or two. However, did you know that many films in Bollywood took a considerable amount of time to make? One such film is Love and God, also known as Cass and Laila. This film was released on the big screen on 27 May 1986, but do you know that during the making of this film, from the director to the actor, everyone died. After the death of the actor, another actor was cast, and then he also died. Let us tell you about this film.
Which is Bollywood’s most unlucky film?
The shooting of the film Love and God started in the year 1963, at that time Guru Dutt was signed as the lead actor i.e. Cass in this film. At the same time, an actress named Nimmi was playing the role of Laila. However, Guru Dutt died suddenly in 1964 and this film remained incomplete. After this, the film was stopped, and then the director of the film, K. Asif, signed Sanjeev Kapoor as the lead actor.
The shooting of the film started again in 1970, but during the shooting, the director and producer of the film K. Asif died. This was his first and last film, whose release he could not even see.
How did the film take so long to shoot?
You will be surprised to note that after this, the shooting of the film was eventually halted in 1971. Asif’s wife Akhtar Asif decided to release the film with the help of KC Bokadia. The remaining shooting of the film was completed in three different studios and the film was released, but before the release of the film, the lead actor of the film, Sanjeev Kumar, also died in 1985. After his death, somehow this film was finally released on the big screen on 27 May 1986. This is the reason why this film is called an unlucky film, because during the making of this film, from the actor to the director-producer, everyone died.
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