These films were ample proof of Bachchan's complete mastery of the craft he delved into, especially after the twin tours de force of 1975 - Deewar and Sholay. Incidentally, of these five, three major hits had starred Rakhee, who earlier had been the ladylove (Pooja) of young poet Amit Malhotra in romantic drama Kabhie Kabhie (1976), one of the finest movies from the Yash Raj banner. Only, the exception of the rule lay in the fact that his bad films such as The Great Gambler was preceded by Amar Akbar Anthony, Don (both of them handed him Best Actor Filmfare), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar ("the modern Devdas" was one of the top grossers of the 1970s), Trishul and Kasme Vaade. So, stardom, like every other evil, had killed the actor that Amitabh was, his critics would have argued.
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