Amal (2007)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Richie Mehta

Writers:

Richie Mehta (screenplay) and
Shaun Mehta (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 August 2008 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes the poorest of men are the richest...

Plot:

Autorickshaw driver Amal is content with the small, but vital, role he serves - driving customers around New Delhi as quickly and safely as possible...

Plot Keywords:

Driver | Hard Worker | Based On Short Story | Singing | Money

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Rupinder Nagra	...	Amal V. Kumar
Naseeruddin Shah	...	G.K. Jayaram
Seema Biswas	...	Advocate Sapna R. Agarwal
Koel Purie	...	Pooja Seth
Vik Sahay	...	Vivek G. Jayaram
Roshan Seth	...	Suresh Gupta
Tanisha Chatterjee	...	Priya
Siddhant Behl	...	Harish G. Jayaram
Amardeep Jha	...	Radha V. Kumar
Maya Mankotia	...	Simran G. Jayaram
Dr. Shiva	...	Dr. Shiva
Gurpreet Chana	...	The Tabla Guy (as Gurpreet Singh Channa)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mukesh Chhabra	...	Subhash
Vijay Deepak Chhiber	...	Ram Agarwal
Sanjiv Chopra	...	Thakur 'Godfather'
Fenulla Jiwani	...	Poker Woman #2
Asif Ali Haider Khan	...	Raju
Ellora Patnaik	...	Casino Director
Amrita Rai	...	Amrita

Runtime:

Canada:101 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

New Delhi, India

Company:

Poor Man's Productions Ltd.

Trivia:

"Rahi nagufta mere dil me" is a very popular Ghazal by Meer Taqi Meer that is featured on Naseeruddin Shah in the bar scene. It has been sung by Dr. Shiva, who also plays the role of the doctor who treats the little homeless girl. Dr. Shiva also composed the tune for the Ghazal.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Amal (2004)

Wonderful !!!

Just got back from a cruise out of New York to Bermuda and was fortunate to have landed in Bermuda the same time as the BIFF (Bermuda International Film Festival) Amal was the only film my husband and I saw, and it was amazing. I felt like I was in India experiencing a life changing experience through the actors and the story. This was meaningful, heartfelt and fulfilling. The director took questions at the end and you could feel the love he had for the work and the film. So many in the audience that had actually been to New Delhi, said it was true to their experience on the streets. I loved this film and found it to be a life lesson to any who see it. Bless all those involved in this great piece of work. The only sadness that I have is that because of the few scenes of foul language, it will get an R rating in the states....I wish it would be a PG-13 so that more youth could see it.