That is more than the earnings of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. When films are spoken of, can numbers be left to trade analysts alone? Barsaat, made in 1949, was a massive hit earning Rs 1.1 crores, which would amount to Rs 312 crores today, Bhatt claims. The episode contains several interesting details about Kapoor’s fascination with the medium, from his love for direction to creating the studio’s iconic banner. The first episode revisits Raj Kapoor’s dream of setting up RK Studios in Chembur, a northeastern suburb in Mumbai, in 1948.
The show intersperses clips from the filmmaker’s body of work with on-location photographs and nuggets from movie journalists and historians. Khawabon Ka Safar airs once a week, on Mondays at 10pm slot, and features Bhatt speaking paying tribute to the giants of Indian cinema. The show documents independently owned film studios such as RK Studios, Rajkamal Kalamandir, Prabhat and Bombay Talkies. The director has re-invented himself several times in recent years as a writer, producer, Twitter activist, and lately, a television show host.īhatt is currently hosting Khwabon Ka Safar for the Epic Channel.