Rajesh Khanna, during his peak in the early 1970s, signed a film for its large payment without reading the script. Discovering it to be terrible, he had writers Salim-Javed rewrite it completely. The resulting film, Haathi Mere Saathi, became a monumental success, further solidifying his record of consecutive hits.
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Baby John, starring Varun Dhawan, has crossed Rs 20 crore at the domestic box office, despite facing competition from Pushpa 2 and Mufasa: The Lion King. The film's performances have been affected by reports of show cancellations and replacements by Unni Mukundan's Marco which has seen significant box office success with strong occupancy.
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