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.