Amar Akbar Anthony
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| Directed by | Manmohan Desai |
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| Produced by | Manmohan Desai |
| Written by | Smt. Jeevanprabha M. Desai Kader Khan Prayag Raj Pushpa Sharma K.K. Sukla |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Vinod Khanna Rishi Kapoor Neetu Singh Parveen Babi Shabana Azmi Nirupa Roy Pran |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Peter Pereira |
| Editing by | Kamlakar Karkhanis |
| Release date(s) | 1977 |
| Running time | 185 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Amar Akbar Anthony (Devnagari: अमर अकबर एन्थोनी) is a 1977 Bollywood film about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three different homes, adopting three different religions.
The film was directed by Manmohan Desai and starred three actors, of them included Amitabh Bachchan (as Anthony Gonsalves), Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor. Each of the three heroes had an affiliation with a heroine, which included Parveen Babi, Shabana Azmi and Neetu Singh. Nirupa Roy, Pran and Jeevan played supporting roles. The music was written by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Kishore Kumar sang for Amitabh Bachchan, and Mohammed Rafi sang for Rishi Kapoor. The soundtrack was one of Mukesh's last soundtracks with Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Anand Bakshi was the lyricist.
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Synopsis
An ex-convict must flee his mob boss, leaving his family to fend for themselves. The ex-convicts wife in a fit of bad luck turns blind and inevitably his children are abandoned. They are adopted by a Hindu policeman (Amar), a Muslim tailor (Akbar), and a Catholic priest (Anthony). The Hindu raised son (Vinod Khanna) becomes a policeman in his turn; his Muslim-raised brother (Rishi Kapoor) becomes a singer; and the last brother, played by Amitabh Bachchan, becomes a happy-go-lucky Catholic who lives on the edge of law. The boys meet again and their lives become entangled in an incredible twist of unlikely coincidences and furious action sequences interspersed with songs. The grieving mother recovers her sight nearer the ending, the criminal mob boss who unwittingly caused all the commotion is punished, and the family is at last re-united.
The famous song pardah hai pardah and Shirdi waale sai baba in divine voice of Mohammed Rafi are in this film.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Anthony Gonsalves
- Vinod Khanna ... Inspector Amar Khanna
- Rishi Kapoor ... Akbar Allhabadi/Raju
- Parveen Babi ... Jenny
- Neetu Singh ... Dr. Salma Ali
- Shabana Azmi ... Laxmi
- Nirupa Roy ... Bharati
- Pran ... Kishanlal
- Jeevan ... Robert
- Ranjeet ... Ranjeet
Reception
The film was received well by Bollywood audiences and has gained a cult following its original release. Amitabh Bachchan won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance. Laxmikant-Pyarelal received the Best Music Director award. It also established Manmohan Desai's reputation as a masala film director.
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