When Amitabh Bachchan-Shashi Kapoor’s Onscreen Pairing Dominated The Box Office In 1979 – News18

Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor were an unstoppable force at the box-office in their prime years. The duo have worked in several films together. Two of their films became — which released the same year — the biggest blockbuster hits. This further made the two actors the undisputed box-office kings of Bollywood. The 70s and 80s was a period which was big on multi-starrer releases, especially for a superstar like Amitabh Bachchan. Big B was paired on-screen with actors like Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna and Shashi Kapoor. These films proved to be sure shot super hits. Two films, Suhaag and Kaala Patthar, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor, became the biggest hits of their time, proving the stars’ mettle on screen.

Suhaag is an action-drama film, made under the direction of Manmohan Desai, and was released on October 30, 1979. Upon its release, the film became the highest grossing film of the year. It went on to become one of the biggest films of Amitabh Bachchan’s, as well as Shashi Kapoor’s career.

The cast of the film included Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor as the protagonists, along with Rekha, Parveen Babi, Amjad Khan, Nirupa Roy, Kader Khan, Ranjeet and Jeevan. The music in the film was composed by the legendary musical duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film’s producers were Rajinder Kumar Sharma, Ramesh Sharma, Shakti Subhash Sharma, and Prakash Trehan.

A few months before Suhaag, Big B-Shashi Kapoor starred in the film Kaala Patthar, which was released on August 9, 1979. Directed, as well as produced by Yash Chopra, the film became the fifth-highest grossing release of the year as per the reports. Even though it did average business at the box-office, the film achieved a cult status over the years, and is a Bollywood classic. It is based on the Chasnala mining disaster.

Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor were the leads in Kaala Patthar, and they were seen with Shatrughan Sinha, Rakhee Gulzar, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Prem Chopra and Mac Mohan. Rajesh Roshan composed the music of the film.