Satram Rohra Passed Away: One of India’s biggest blockbuster films, ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ (1975) has such records which no one has been able to break till date. Satram Rohra, who made this film, has passed away. Satram Rohra said goodbye to the world at the age of 85, but his films will always keep him alive.
Satram Rohra’s biggest film was Jai Santoshi Maa which earned a lot of money at the box office. This film clashed with a film like ‘Sholay’ which is one of the biggest films of Indian cinema. Despite tough competition, ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ earned a lot of money.
‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ was produced by Satram Rohra
Satram Rohra was born on 16 June 1939 in Sindh (now in Pakistan) of British India but after independence his entire family came to Mumbai. Satram Rohra’s first film as a producer was Shera Daku (1966) and after this his film ‘Rocky Mera Naam’ came which was a superhit.
Today is Birthday of *Shri Satram Rohra* (Sindhi who was born on 16th June 1939 at Sukkur, Sind. He is an Indian film director and singer. He has directed many notable Sindhi and Hindi films, including Hal Ta Bhaji Haloon Movie (1984 ), Shera Daku and Jai Santoshi Maa etc. pic.twitter.com/QoCOwg0gvB
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The film Jai Santoshi Maa, produced by Satram Rohra and directed by Vijay Sharma, is one of the most successful films of Hindi cinema. Satram Rohra made films like ‘Ghar Ki Laaj’, ‘Karan’, ‘Jai Kali’, ‘Nawab Sahib’. Satram Rohra was also a singer who sang songs like ‘Jhulelal’, ‘Haal Ta Bhaaji Halu’, ‘Shal Dhyar Na Jaman’ and ‘Laadli’. He has also worked as a singer in ‘Mahabharat’ (1987).
There was a clash between ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ and ‘Sholay’
On 15 August 1975, two Hindi films ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ and ‘Sholay’ were released. ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ got a response from the first day itself but ‘Sholay’ got a response after three-four days of its release. The makers thought that ‘Sholay’ would be a flop but when it gained momentum, no one could stop it and this film became historic.
If we talk about ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’, this film had to face tough competition from a film like ‘Sholay’, yet ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ made its mark at the box office. According to Sacnilk, the budget of the film ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ was Rs 30 lakh while the film made a worldwide collection of Rs 10.50 crore at the box office.
The verdict of the film was an all-time blockbuster. It is said that at that time, people who watched the film would remove their shoes and slippers before going outside the theatre. And when the title song of the film was played, people would stand with folded hands.