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Theaters empty for 6 days, film was about to be pulled, then magic happened on the 7th day!
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News18•15-10-2026, 07:31
Theaters empty for 6 days, film was about to be pulled, then magic happened on the 7th day!
- •The 1983 film Masoom, starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, initially struggled at the box office with empty theaters for the first six days.
- •Just as distributors were preparing to pull the movie from theaters due to poor response, a dramatic shift occurred on the seventh day.
- •Directed by Shekhar Kapur, the film brilliantly portrayed family relationships and human emotions, eventually turning into a massive blockbuster.
- •By the end of the second week, curiosity grew and many shows of the movie started running housefull across theaters.
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The movie 'Hanuman Ansh' is currently making strong box office collections after initially struggling in theaters for the first few weeks.
The 1983 film 'Masoom', directed by Shekhar Kapur and starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, experienced a similar slow start before turning into a blockbuster.
Shekhar Kapur asked black-market ticket sellers to buy extra tickets, though audiences still did not initially arrive to watch the movie during its first six days.
