Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)

Three brothers are separated and united after many years - one is brought up a Hindu, another a Muslim and the last (and most memorable) a Christian. Hilarity and adventure ensues.

Director:

Manmohan Desai

Writers:

Smt. Jeevanprabha M. Desai (story) (as Mrs J.M. Desai), Kader Khan (dialogue)

Stars:

Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vinod Khanna	...	Inspector Amar Khanna
Rishi Kapoor	...	Akbar Ilhabadi / Raju
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Anthony Gonzalves
Neetu Singh	...	Dr. Salma Ali
Parveen Babi	...	Jenny
Shabana Azmi	...	Laxmi
Nirupa Roy	...	Bharati
Pran	...	Kishanlal
Jeevan	...	Robert / Albert
Yusuf Khan	...	Zebisko (as Yusuf)
Mukri	...	Taiyyab Ali
Nasir Hussain	...	Catholic Priest
Kamal Kapoor	...	Superintendant Khanna
Hercules	...	Raghu
Shivraj	...	Mr. Ilahabadi

Storyline

A ex-convict must flee his mob boss, leaving his family to fend for themselves. His wife goes blind and his children are abandoned. They are adopted by a Hindu policeman, a Muslim tailor, and a Catholic priest. The Hindu-raised son becomes a policeman in his turn; his Muslim-raised brother becomes a singer; and the last son, played by Amitabh, becomes a happy-go-lucky Catholic who lives on the edge of the law. The boys meet again and their lives become entangled in an incredible plot full of unlikely coincidences and furious action sequences interspersed with songs. In the end, the grieving mother recovers her sight, the evil mob boss is punished, and the family is at last re-united.

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Plot Keywords:

muslim | hindu | accident | coincidence | priest | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

27 May 1977 (India)

Also Known As:

A Força do Passado

Filming Locations:

Kamalistan Studios, Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hirawat Jain and Company, M.K.D. Films Combine, Manmohan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

184 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rishi Kapoor was shooting for Laila Majnu 1976 when he got a call from Manmohan Desai from the sets of Dharam Veer 1977 that he is going to make a film called Amar Akbar Anthony 1977 in which he would like him to play the role of Akbar,as Manmohan Desai made true Masala films he taught that Amar will be a father and Anthony the lead hero,he taught that Akbar would be someone like Akbar Baadshah the kind of role his grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor played in Mughle Azam 1960 and Rishi Kapoor said to Manmohan Desai he wont be playing that role which his grandfather had played after further discussion he came to know the character was about three heroes belonging to different faiths.

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Goofs

In some scenes, the characters say there separated 22 years back while in some scenes, they say 25.

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Quotes

Kishanlal: Jenny, Jenny, my child

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Connections

Referenced in Chashme Baddoor (2013)

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Soundtracks

Humko Tumse
Lyrics by Anand Bakshi
Music by Laxmikant and Pyarelal
Sung By Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh & Mohammad Rafi
Polydor

User Reviews

Love it totally

This really was a great movie to watch, my mum really loves this film too, it;s the story about 3 brothers Amar (Vinod Khanna who played his part so well in the film,this guy is such a great actor and i hope he makes more great films like this one) Akbar (Rishi Kapoor, who is such a legend, he played his part so well and make me laugh in the film) and Anthony( played by Big B he was so funny and i just love the ending of this film too. Shabana Azmi is in this film too, she looked so beautiful and elegant, and she too along with the other female leads acted really well. and i really loved the music especially the title song, the film really is a classic and worth watching, it's a nice family movie. go and check it out.