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South superstar Kamal Haasan is in the limelight these days for ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. Kamal Haasan will be seen in the role of villain in this film. He has acted in many films in his career. It will surprise you to know that there was one film of his that ran continuously in theaters for two years, not one, two or seven months. The name of this picture is ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’. The biggest thing is that this was his first film in Hindi cinema.
In the year 1981, the romantic drama ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’ was released. It was directed by Balachander. Apart from Hindi, the film was also released in South languages. The film proved to be a superhit at the box office.
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This picture lasted for 693 days
Along with Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri and Madhvi also played important roles in ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’. This was the first film of both these actresses in Bollywood. Viewers liked this picture so much that it ran continuously for several days. According to IMDB, the film ran for 693 days at the Kalpana Theater in Bengaluru. It is said that Bollywood veteran actor Raj Kapoor also liked this film.
According to IMDB, after seeing the picture, he gave a suggestion to the director. He suggested changing the climax of the film. He said that the climax of the film should have a happy ending. However, even after hearing this, the director did not change it. Later this film proved to be a superhit at the box office.
Apart from the story of ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’, its songs also proved to be hits. Even after years, people are humming the songs of this film. There is also an incident associated with the lyrics of this picture. English song ‘Toxic’ was released in 2003. The tune of this song was similar to the song ‘Tere Mere Beach’ from ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’. At that time it was being said that the tune of this song was copied from ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’.
