▁box ▁office . ▁However ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁been ▁appreciated ▁by ▁the ▁aud ien ces ▁in ▁its ▁screen ing ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁has ▁gained ▁a ▁cult ▁following ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁Raj esh ▁Kh anna ▁and ▁Raj ▁Kap oor ▁star red ▁in ▁this ▁movie , ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Nau k ris ▁basic ▁idea ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁T amil ▁film ▁M ud hal ▁Th eth i , ▁st arring ▁S iv aj i ▁G anes han ▁and ▁An j ali ▁De vi . ▁The ▁other ▁insp iration ▁for ▁this ▁film ▁was ▁It ' s ▁a ▁Wonder ful ▁Life , ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Cap ra . ▁The ▁story ▁features ▁a ▁person ▁getting ▁help ▁of ▁an ▁ang el ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁However , ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁treatment ▁in ▁this ▁film ▁are ▁completely ▁different ▁form ▁both ▁of ▁these ▁films . ▁The ▁God - sent ▁person ▁makes ▁the ▁hero ▁realize ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁alive ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁important ▁and ▁loved ▁by ▁all ▁around ▁him ▁but ▁he ▁couldn ’ t ▁recognize ▁it . ▁Raj esh ▁Kh anna ▁plays ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁meets ▁the ▁ang el ▁Raj ▁Kap oor , ▁after ▁he ▁commits ▁suic ide . ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁well ▁public ized ▁before ▁its ▁release ▁and ▁being ▁released ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁multi - star ▁films ▁ruled ▁the ▁ro ost , ▁this ▁classic ▁was ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁failure . ▁However , ▁over ▁the ▁years