Today, as film ‘Amar Akbar Anthony clocks 43 years, Actor Amitabh Bachchan took to his Instagram account and shared a throwback picture with his children from the sets of the movie. In the adorable picture, Big B is seen kissing his daughter Shweta, as Abhishek relax on his lap. Adding to it, the megastar also compared the box office collection of his movie with the blockbuster film ‘Bahubali’.
The Instagram feed of Big B’s read, “SHWETA and Abhishek visit me on set of Amar Akbar Anthony .. shooting song ‘My name is Anthony Gonsalves’…at Holiday Inn Ball Room .. this pic on the beach front ..43 YEARS of AAA, today…!!! When Man ji came to narrate the idea to me .. and told me the Title .. I thought he had lost it…at a time in the 70’s when film titles revolved around Behen Bhabhi and Beti , this one was so out of place…BUT…It is reported that it did a business of 7.25 cr at that time .. inflation adjusted it crosses collections of Bahubali 2…say the sayers who do calculations But fact is it did massive business…did 25 weeks in 25 theatres in Mumbai alone…or so they say…Doesn’t happen now… gone are those days !!
About the movie, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ was the iconic film of the year. It was directed by Manmohan Desai.
It starred Amitabh, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor as three brothers who are separated in childhood and adopted by three families of different faiths.