Grandson's Mahabharata-inspired Hit Outshines Grandfather's Flop, Beats Ajay Devgn
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Grandson's Mahabharata-inspired Hit Outshines Grandfather's Flop, Beats Ajay Devgn
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News18•27-02-2026, 22:01
Grandson's Mahabharata-inspired Hit Outshines Grandfather's Flop, Beats Ajay Devgn
•Three Hindi films based on the Mahabharata were released over 32 years: Dharam-Veer (1977), Kalyug (1981), and Raajneeti (2010).
•Manmohan Desai's Dharam-Veer, inspired by Karna, was the highest-grossing film of 1977, starring Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman.
•Shyam Benegal's Kalyug, produced by Shashi Kapoor, was a modern corporate Mahabharata, initially slow but later a cult classic, winning 3 Filmfare Awards.
•Prakash Jha's Raajneeti, a political thriller, also drew parallels to the Mahabharata, featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, and Katrina Kaif.
•Interestingly, Shashi Kapoor (grandfather) starred in Kalyug, while Ranbir Kapoor (grandson) starred in Raajneeti, both based on the same epic, with Raajneeti being a superhit.
