Remarkably, Disco Dancer outperformed the legendary Sholay—which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Hema Malini—to turn into the highest-grossing Indian movie worldwide. The file stood unbroken till 1994, when Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit’s Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! surpassed it with ₹135 crore in international collections. Written by celebrated poet Rahi Masoom Raza and helmed by Babbar Subhash, the movie additionally featured Om Puri, Om Shivpuri, Gita Siddharth, Karan Razdan, and a cameo by celebrity Rajesh Khanna.
