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Earning over Rs 580 million in India and Rs 175 million overseas, the film became the biggest Bollywood hit of the year, as well as one of the biggest Bollywood hits of all time. The movie remains the longest running film in the history of Indian cinema. In February 2009, the film set a record by completing 700 weeks of continuous play in Mumbai theatres. On 20 October 2009 the movie completed 15 years of non-stop running. As of late 2010, it is still playing at the Maratha Mandir. The film was included in the Cinema India showcase, "The Changing Face of Indian Cinema", which toured the United States in July and August 2004. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the 25 Must See Bollywood Films. It was also listed among the only two Hindi films in the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list (the other being Mother India). |
