From Flop to Cult Hit: The Curious Case of 'Do Dooni Char' Remakes

Movies
N
News18•24-01-2026, 21:01
From Flop to Cult Hit: The Curious Case of 'Do Dooni Char' Remakes
- •The 1968 film 'Do Dooni Char', based on Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors', was a box office flop.
- •Gulzar remade his own flopped film as 'Angoor' in 1982, which became a cult hit despite initial production challenges.
- •'Angoor' starred Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma in double roles, with Deven Verma winning a Filmfare Award.
- •Rohit Shetty's 2022 film 'Cirkus', also a remake of 'Do Dooni Char'/'Angoor', proved to be a major disaster at the box office.
- •Shah Rukh Khan initially wanted to remake 'Angoor' with Rohit Shetty, but they made 'Chennai Express' instead, which was a blockbuster.
Why It Matters: A 1968 flop film saw two remakes: one became a cult classic, while the other was a box office disaster.
✦
More like this
Loading more articles...





