Amitabh Bachchan's biggest blockbuster, was remade in 7 times, one made Rajinikanth a star, another one reshaped Hong Kong cinema, it's name is...

In 1975, Angry Young Man Amitabh Bachchan established himself as superstar, anti-establishment hero, massy icon with Yash Chopra's directorial Deewaar. The movie was the biggest blockbusters of the year, and it also made its writer-duo Salim-Javed as the hot-favourite in Indian cinema. 

Apart from the terrific performances from Amitabh, Shashi Kapoor, and Nirupa Roy, the dialogue, grey-shade characterisation of Bachchan, and the gripping screenplay with the perfect dash of emotions made Deewaar such an iconic classic. 

Amitabh Bachchan's Deewaar inspired seven remakes, including the Telugu remake Magaadu (1976) with N.T. Rama Rao, Tamil remake Thee (1981) with Rajinikanth, Malayalam remake Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare (1983) with Mammooty, in Persian as Koose-ye Jonoob (1978), and in Turkish as Acıların Çocuğu (1985). In the 1990s, Deewaar was remade in Bollywood with Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Pancholi, and Atul Kulkarni's Aatish: Feel The Fire. 

The emotions of Deewaar struck with the international audience, and it reshaped the Hong Kong actioners, inspiring the crime thriller genre. Hong Kong's popular studio Shaw Brothers remade Deewaar as The Brothers (1979), which later inspired John Woo's much-acclaimed breakthrough A Better Tomorrow (1986).

Made in the reported budget of Rs 1.30 crores, Deewaar was a major blockbuster, earning Rs 7.5 crores. Deewaar was the fourth highest-grossing film of 1975, and won 7 Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Shashi Kapoor, Best Story, Best Screenplay, and Best Dialogue to Salim Javed, and Best Sound to M.A. Shaikh.