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Amitabh Bachchan dominated the film industry for over five decades. The veteran superstar debuted in Bollywood during the late 60s in the film Saat Hindustani. Despite having a successful career in the entertainment industry Big B was about to quit cinema forever. After giving back-to-back flops Amitabh Bachchan got fed up and decided to return home. During the downfall of Big B he was offered films like Zanjeer (1973) written by Salim-Javed. In 1975 the iconic film Sholay was offered to Amitabh. But do you know which film made Big B a superstar? It’s not Sholay or Zanjeer but this film released in 1978 put Amitabh back on track. The film we are talking about is Muqaddar ka Sikandar which became the highest-grossing film in 1978. During the 70s the film ranked as the third highest-grossing film after Sholay and Bobby. The film played a huge role in Amitabh’s life reviving his career. On the other hand the audience desperately wanted to see Big B on screen to get a ticket the audience waited in a long queue and sometimes the tickets were also sold overnight. This proved the stardom of Amitabh Bachchan in Bollywood. Directed by Prakash Mehra Muqaddar ka Sikandar featured Amitabh Bachchan Vinod Khanna Rakhee Rekha Amjad Khan Ranjit Kader Khan and Nirupa Roy in pivotal roles. Talking about Muqaddar ka Sikandar’s budget the film had an estimated budget of Rs 1 crore and the film did an impressive business of Rs 26 crore dominating at the box office. This 182-minute action-thriller captured the audience’s attention the filled every seat in theatres. Released on 27 October 1978 on the occasion of Diwali Big B’s film proved to be a huge success in the entertainment industry. After the success of Muqaddar ka Sikandar the film was remade in Telugu as Prema Tanrangalu (1980) and in Tamil as Amara Kaviyam (1981). It is interesting to note that this was the last film in which Vinod Khanna and Big B appeared together. Apart from that the songs from the film also played a huge role in the success of the film.