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Amar Akbar Anthony
Background Information: Amar Akbar Anthony Amar Akbar Anthony is an Indian movie about three brothers seperated in childhood. The movie begins when their father Kishen Lal, a taxi driver for the gangster Robert returns to his wife Bharati & sons after spending many years in prison because of a crime committed by Robert. He is furious to see that they have no food & the sons are nearly starved to death. He immediately goes to Robert to get revenge, but is humiliated by Robert. In the process, Kishen Lal escapes with booty, steals a car & drives away to his sons & wife through a raging storm. But Bharati runs away before he arrives leaving a suicide note. Kishen Lal then takes his sons with him while chased by Roberts henchmen. Upon reaching a park, Kishen Lal leaves his sons there & drives away to divert his enemies & the police from his path. However, his car meets with an accident & falls from the cliff, but Kishen Lal survives with the money. Bharati is still running away to commit suicide. Suddenly a big branch falls on her, completely blinding her. She then becomes homeless & thinks that her husband & sons are dead.
A wonderfully cheesy Hindi film from the late 1970s when flares were in vogue & disco ruled the roost. Even now some 20 years on, this film still holds its own & is as charming now as it was then but with the added bonus of subtitles to help those people along whose Hindi is somewhat scratchy… This is a typical Hindi film with a zillion songs, lots of fancy dance routines along with the usual flimsy plot following the fate of three young brothers who find themselves being raised as a Hindu, Muslim & Christian respectively when they are separated from each other after their father goes on the run from the police & their mother disappears. “Amar, Akbar, Anthony” is a film with no genre whatsoever; it is a drama, comedy, adventure, musical & love story all rolled into one, with the actors & actresses singing & dancing their way through a series of impossible events that culminate in everyone getting their girl, & the mother & father being reunited after 20 years apart. Who says you can’t have happy ending in 20th century films???? This is escapism in its literal sense but it is great fun to watch & you will soon find yourself booing the baddies & cheering on the goodies. Oh yes this film has goodies & baddies, kidnapped girls & heroic rescues from burning buildings, the odd miracle or two, along with a forced marriage, one funeral, an act of vengeance & a delightful scene of riding off into the sunset that will have you laughing & cheering from beginning to end. With an excellent cast of characters playing the lead roles, all you can do is sit back, pop open a bag of pakoras & much your way through Hindi movie heaven… | Rishi Kapoor, born 4th september 1952 at Mumbai, India, is an Indina bollywood actor. He is the son of Raj Kapoor. Rishi Kapoor debuted in the film Bobby. He is married to the actress Neetu Singh.
Editors Choice: Yeh Hai Jalwa, Doosra Aadmi, Yaraana, Anmol, Sahibaan, Chandni, Gharana, Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasan, View DVDology
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Vinod Khanna is an Indian actor, film producer & politician. // After graduating from Mumbai s Sydneham college, Vinod Khanna debuted in Sunil Dutt s 1968 film Man Ka Meet as a villain. He acted in multi-starrer or negative roles until his big break in the 1971 Gulzar directed Mere Apne. His sensitive performance as an army officer facing the death row in another Gulzar scripted & directed film Achanak was critically acclaimed. The songless film echoed the true life story of K M Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra & Khanna portrayed Kawas Nanavati, the real life Navy officer. 1975 - Best Supporting Actor Filmfare award for Haath Ki Safai. 2000 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Vinod Khanna at the Internet Movie Database.
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