Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)

As an orphan on the streets in Shimla, young Sikandar (Amitabh Batchchan) has no one to care of him. For a short while he works for Mr. Ramnath, Little Kamna Ramnath (Rakhee Gulzar) gives ... See full summary »

Director:

Prakash Mehra

Writers:

Vijay Kaul (screenplay), Kader Khan (dialogue),

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Sikandar
Vinod Khanna	...	Vishal Anand
Rakhee Gulzar	...	Kaamna
Rekha	...	Zohrabai
Amjad Khan	...	Dilawar
Nirupa Roy	...	Fatima
Sulochana Latkar	...	Vishal's mom
Shreeram Lagoo	...	Ramanath
Kader Khan	...	Fakir Darvesh Baba
Goga Kapoor	...	Goga
Ranjeet	...	J.D.
Manmohan Krishna	...	Piano Instructor
Yusuf Khan	...	Seth. Paul
P. Jairaj	...	Doctor Kapoor
Vikas Anand	...	Inspector raided for smuggled goods

Storyline

As an orphan on the streets in Shimla, young Sikandar (Amitabh Batchchan) has no one to care of him. For a short while he works for Mr. Ramnath, Little Kamna Ramnath (Rakhee Gulzar) gives Sikandar the kind of consideration and friendship no one has ever before given him. After that Ramnath leave Shimla for Bombay, Sikandar follows them there. Eventually Fatima, a young widow who works for Ramnath, adopts Sikandar. At Kamna's birthday party Ramnath mistakes Sikandar for a thief and has him thrown out. Little Kamna turns against Sikandar and wants to have nothing further to do with him. At Fatima's grave, a Darvesh (Kader Khan) advice young Sikandar how to deal with the realities of life. Young Sikandar works hard and grows up to be a wealthy and respected young man. Kamna, who stills wants to have nothing to do with Sikandar, is unaware that he has been helping her all along by paying for her handicapped father's medical bills. Sikandar meets a dancing girl, Zohra Bai (Rekha) who falls...

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Plot Keywords:

love | lawyer | prostitute | grave | orphan | 

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Genres:

Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

27 October 1978 (India)

Also Known As:

A Força do Amor

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prakash Mehra Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

189 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Till date, Amitabh and Vinod Khanna haven't worked together again, perhaps due to their rivalry.

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Connections

Referenced in Cheeni Kum (2007)

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Soundtracks

"O Saathi Re Tere Bin - Female"
Performed by Lata Mangeshkar
Music by Anandji Veerji Shah & Kalyanji Veerji Shah
Lyrics by Anjaan

User Reviews

The biggest blockbuster out of India

As an orphan on the streets in Shimla, young Sikandar (Amitabh Batchchan). Has no one to care for him. For a short while he works for Mr. Ramnath, little Kamna Ramnath (Rakhee Gulzar) gives Sikandar the kind of consideration friendship no one has ever before given him. After that Ramnath, leave Shimla for Bombay, Sikandar follows them there. Eventually Fatima, a young widow who works for Ramnath, adopts Sikandar. At Kamna's birthday party Ramnath mistakes Sikandar for a thief and has him thrown out. Little Kamna turns against Sikandar and wants to have nothing further to do with him. At Fatima's grave yard, a Darvesh (Kader Khan) advice young Sikandar how to deal with the realities of life. Young Sikandar works hard and grows up to be a wealthy respected young man. Kamna, who still wants to have nothing to do with Sikandar, is unaware that he has been helping her all along by paying for her handicapped father's medical bills. Sikandar meets a dancing girl, Zohra Bai (Rekha), who falls in love with at first sight. But Sikandar still loves Kamna. Dilawar (Amjad Khan), a vengeful lover of Zohra, declares Sikandar to be his enemy. When a young lawyer Vishaul (Vinod Khanna) saves Sikandar's life, Sikandar takes him in to his home and treats him more than a brother. Vishaul who know nothing of Sikandar's feelings for Kamna, becomes Ramnath's assistant and falls in love with Kamna. Before Sikandar can declare his love to Kamna, his life long dream is shattered when he see her in vis haul arms. Sikandar feels he has been betrayed by his best friend and by his love.