Top 10 stars and their brush with the underworld

Several films released in the South have been adapted by the Hindi film industry. While some have lived up to the success mark set by the original film, while others fell flat. From Salman Khan's Wanted to Ajay Devgn's recent release Bholaa, a bunch of South language films were adapted by Bollywood filmmakers and they proved to be hits at the box office. One such project was Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar's 1982 release Shakti. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, Shakti remains the legendary duo's first and last project together. Shakti was the remake of South film Thangappathakkam which enjoyed a theatrical run of over 170 days.

Shakti - 1982

The film ended up being one of the highest-grossing movies of that year. It bagged four Filmfare awards. Apart from Dilip and Amitabh Bachchan, the ensemble cast included Rakhee Gulzar, Smita Patil, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Amrish Puri. Shakti, written by the Salim Javed duo, was a Hindi remake of the South's superhit film Thangapatkam It followed a similar storyline like the Tamil film. While Dilip Kumar played the role of the disciplined superintendent of police, Amitabh Bachchan played his son.

Rakhi essayed the role of Amitabh Bachchan's mother in the film Shakti, even though she was younger than the actor in real life. Rakhi once revealed in an interview that she played the character so that she could work with veteran star Dilip Kumar.

Thangappathakkam

Thangappathakkam directed by P Madhavan was released on June 1, 1974. The film starred South legend Sivaji Ganesan, Srikanth, KR Vijaya, and Pramila in the lead roles. The film was absolutely loved by the audience and it enjAmitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar, Thangapatkam, Shakti, Bollywood oyed a theatrical run of 175 days. It was also recognised as a silver jubilee film. Not only in Hindi, Thangappathakkam was also adapted in Telugu and Kannada languages as well.

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