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27 October 1978 (India) morePlot:
As an orphan on the streets in Shimla, young Sikandar (Amitabh Batchchan) has no one to care of him... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Veteran filmmaker Prakash Mehra dead (From BollywoodWorld. 19 May 2009, 12:50 AM, PDT)
A golden chapter ends
(From BollywoodHungama. 18 May 2009, 11:46 PM, PDT)
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"O Saathi Re..." moreCast
(Credited cast)| Vikas Anand | ... | Inspector raided for smuggled goods | |
| Amitabh Bachchan | ... | Sikandar | |
| Rakhee Gulzar | ... | Kaamna | |
| Jairaj | ... | Doctor Kapoor | |
| Goga Kapoor | ... | Goga | |
| Amjad Khan | ... | Dilawar | |
| Kader Khan | ... | Fakir Darvesh Baba | |
| Vinod Khanna | ... | Vishal Anand | |
| Yusuf Khan | ... | Seth. Paul | |
| Manmohan Krishna | ... | Piano Instructor | |
| Shreeram Lagoo | ... | Ramanath | |
| Sulochana Latkar | ... | Vishal's mom | |
| Harish Magon | ... | Iqbal | |
| Madhu Malini | ... | Mihru | |
| Mayur | ... | Young Sikandar | |
| Moolchand | ... | Man in turban in the court | |
| Keshav Rana | ... | Seth Kundan | |
| Ranjeet | ... | J.D. | |
| Rekha | ... | Zohrabai | |
| Nirupa Roy | ... | Fatima | |
| Ram P. Sethi | ... | Pyarelal Aware | |
| Nandita Thakur | ... | Mrs. Ramanath |
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For me, the most beautiful thing about 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar' is the song 'O Saathi Re'. It is a wonderful song and is sung beautifully by Kishore Kumar. Amitabh Bachchan does a good job of expressing the emotions of the song.
"Muqaddar ka..." is a tragedy (and a particularly tragic one), but it's a tragedy that manages to evoke just the right amount of sympathy, without becoming unduly weepy or maudlin. It's a tragedy done properly, with class, honesty and depth. Amitabh Bachchan is great as the lead character. I just loved him in this film, from start to finish (the little boy who played the young 'Sikandar' was wonderful too). Sikandar is at heart a good (even noble) man, but yet is a deeply flawed character, who feels deeply but is completely unable to express it. He's been hardened by his life, but he still has a very soft core, which few get to see. The scene at Memsahib's birthday celebration (when she's older), when Sikandar comes in with her precious gift, is breathtaking. It's a haunting echo of the experience Sikandar had at her 'younger' birthday party. A beautifully nuanced performance, definitely one of the Big B's best.
Vinod Khanna also does a lovely job as the young lawyer, Vishal, in this movie, and the rest of the cast does well, too ... with one notable exception: the lead female, Rakhee. By the time the film was over, I hated her character, and I'm not sure that was the intention of the film makers(or was it?). She managed to portray 'Memsahib' as extremely shallow, uncaring and fickle. It's difficult to see even what the character of Vishal sees in her (although Sikandar's love for her - being completely childlike, pure and unselfish, is perfectly understandable). Even her last-minute repentance rung hollow. I've seen Rakhee do loads better in other movies, so I won't hold it against her in this one .. although it does slightly retract from the overall quality of the movie.
Rekha, as Zohrabai, deserves a mention ... hauntingly lovely and tragic (which is what she does best), she puts in a very good performance. Her role is very stereotypical, but she pulls it off and makes it memorable. Watch out for the scene where she threatens to swallow the diamond.
All in all, this movie is simply unmissable Bollywood. Watch it, and I guarantee you'll be hearing 'O Saathi Re' in your head for a few days afterwards.