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Pukar

  • 19831983
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  • 2h 41m
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5.8/10
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Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Randhir Kapoor, and Tina Ambani in Pukar (1983)
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Although India obtained freedom from the British in 1947, Goa and its territories are still ruled by the Portuguese. A group of revolutionaries want a free Goa and are thus wanted by the Por... Read allAlthough India obtained freedom from the British in 1947, Goa and its territories are still ruled by the Portuguese. A group of revolutionaries want a free Goa and are thus wanted by the Portuguese administration. Among them are Purandare, Narvekar, and Dinanath, and when Dinanat... Read allAlthough India obtained freedom from the British in 1947, Goa and its territories are still ruled by the Portuguese. A group of revolutionaries want a free Goa and are thus wanted by the Portuguese administration. Among them are Purandare, Narvekar, and Dinanath, and when Dinanath's whereabouts are known to the police, he escapes with his young son Ramdas and goes to ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Ramesh Behl
  • Writers
    • Madan Joshi(dialogue)
    • G.R. Kamath(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Zeenat Aman
    • Randhir Kapoor
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  • Director
    • Ramesh Behl
  • Writers
    • Madan Joshi(dialogue)
    • G.R. Kamath(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Zeenat Aman
    • Randhir Kapoor
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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Ramdasas Ramdas…
    Zeenat Aman
    Zeenat Aman
    • Julieas Julie
    Randhir Kapoor
    Randhir Kapoor
    • Shekharas Shekhar
    Tina Ambani
    Tina Ambani
    • Ushaas Usha
    • (as Tina Munim)
    Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    • Monteroas Montero
    Shreeram Lagoo
    Shreeram Lagoo
    • Purandareas Purandare
    • (as Dr. Shreeram Lagoo)
    Paidi Jairaj
    Paidi Jairaj
    • Narvekarjias Narvekarji
    • (as Jairaj)
    Chand Usmani
    • Saraswatias Saraswati
    Viju Khote
    Viju Khote
    • Kiran Bhandareas Kiran Bhandare
    Shobha Khote
    Shobha Khote
    • Young Julie's Motheras Young Julie's Mother
    Hadhic Hartaki
    Azaad Irani
    Azaad Irani
    • Latifas Latif
    • (as Azaad)
    Narendranath Malhotra
    Narendranath Malhotra
    • Jagguas Jaggu
    • (as Narendra Nath)
    Pratima Devi
    • Ma-Ma (Deaf Lady)as Ma-Ma (Deaf Lady)
    • (as Protima Devi)
    Sudha Chopra
    • Mrs. Kamatas Mrs. Kamat
    Sudhir Dalvi
    Sudhir Dalvi
    • Dinanathas Dinanath
    Mitlesh
    Christopher
    • Director
      • Ramesh Behl
    • Writers
      • Madan Joshi(dialogue)
      • G.R. Kamath(screenplay) (story)
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      During the shooting of the film Abhishek Bachchan and Goldie Behl were both banned from the sets due to bad behavior .This was done due to Amitabh and Ravi Behl getting constant distraction from their kids.

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    7/10
    Amitabh liberates Goa!!
    Pukar review :

    One of the few Bollywood films based on Goa Liberation; Pukar was produced by Ramesh Behl who repeated his hit jodi - Amitabh Bachchan and Randhir Kapoor - from Kasme Vaade (1978) and roped in Pancham RD Burman to compose the music which turned out to be a huge hit.

    "Tu maiko mat jaiyyo" sung by Bachchan himself, was a Binaca Geetmala chartbuster while the sexy Zeenat Aman scorched up the Goa beach in "Samundar mein nahake aur bhi namkeen ho gayee ho". Yes, indeed!!

    Amitabh Bachchan was cast in an anti-hero role of Ramdas, a son of a Goan freedom fighter, who despises fellow Indians and turns Ronnie owing allegiance to Portuguese after a childhood misunderstanding. Randhir was miscast as the brave 'sipahi' of Goan Liberation party and appeared out of place in most action sequences. Zeenat looked absolutely marvelous as Amitabh's amour while Tina Munim was shortchanged in a blink and miss role.

    Prem Chopra played the Portuguese baddie efficiently. In one scene, Amitabh hoodwinks him in a comic scene inspired from Lone Ranger. Bachchan was in his element here and the film is watchable only for him and Pancham da's awesome score.

    Being a Goenkar, Pukar holds a special place in my heart for its depiction of Goa independence. While British left India in 1947, Goa got liberated from the Portuguese rule only on December 19, 1961. The film's climax recreates this glorious moment when Indian army rushed in to the province and made the Portuguese flee forever.

    A parting trivia : The original climax had Bachchan die after killing Prem Chopra but was changed to a happy ending after he suffered a near fatal accident during the shooting of Manmohan Desai's Coolie (1983). The audience just couldn't see their hero pass away even in the reel world after this incident. Obviously!!

    Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
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    • Release date
      • November 18, 1983 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Exclamation
    • Filming locations
      • Chandivali Studio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Production company
      • Rose Movies
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      2 hours 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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