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Every year Bollywood produces a variety of films each with its budget and cast. While filmmakers research industry trends and what consumers want forecasting whether a film will be a success or a flop at the box office remains a difficult task. Today well look at the story of a classic film from 1980. Interestingly it was originally planned with a different cast but ran into various production issues before making it to the big screen. Let’s find out about the film. The Action-Thriller Film… Here were talking about Shaan a film directed by Ramesh Sippy and scripted by Salim-Javed following the success of the mega blockbuster Sholay. Ramesh Sippy was eager to replicate the success of Sholay with Shaan. Sunil Dutt on the other hand played the role that was originally offered to Sanjeev Kumar Bindiya Goswami to Hema Malini and Shashi Kapoor to Dharmendra. Shaan was reportedly rejected by the original Sholay cast which did not include Amitabh Bachchan due to scheduling conflicts and some creative differences. The Box-Office Reception and Multi-Starrer Cast Of Shaan Shaan released in December 1980 became the most expensive Indian film created up to that point. Sunil Dutt Shashi Kapoor Amitabh Bachchan Shatrughan Sinha Raakhee Gulzar Parveen Babi Bindiya Goswami Mazhar Khan and Kulbhushan Kharbanda played the crucial parts. Shaan had an average box office performance upon its initial release but did well in reruns. Shaan which was produced on a budget of Rs 4.2 crores reportedly grossed Rs 12.5 crores at the box office. Amitabh Bachchan along with Bindiya Goswami rose to prominence as a result of their performances in the film.  However things took a dramatic turn for Bindiya when she decided to take a break from performing after getting divorced from her unsuccessful marriage with actor Vinod Mehra and she later eloped with film director JP Dutta because their families were not ready for their romance. This action-thriller was not able to magnify its success factor just like Shaan but due to its intriguing storyline and soothing music tracks this film earned cult status for the masses.