Do You Know The True And Unheard Things Of The Film Amar Akbar Anthony ? #amitabhbachchan
Script & Narrated by ASHUTOSH SINHA
Edited by REKHA SINHA
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Greetings from friend of friends Ashutosh! Friends, welcome to "The Bollywood Files" for more entertainment and fun knowledge in less time. Presenting in today's video, the multi-starrer, super-duper hit film "Amar Akbar Anthony". Friends, as soon as people hear the name of this film, a light smile and a feeling of joy spreads on their faces. That is why "Amar Akbar Anthony" has got a place in the category of cult films of Bollywood. Friends, from the point of view of entertainment and box office collection, "Amar Akbar Anthony" is considered a history-making film in Hindi cinema. And when data is available then there is no scope for doubt.
Friends, when producer-director Manmohan Desai's film "Amar Akbar Anthony" was released on 27 May 1977, it created a stir. There was a race among people to watch the film. The audience was drawn towards cinema houses. , Due to this magnetic power, the film "Amar Akbar Anthony" became a blockbuster in no time.
Its songs, one-liners and Anthony Gonsalves' character left a lasting impression on the audience. The stars of this film which preached religious tolerance were - Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Shabana Azmi, Pran, Nirupa Roy, Jeevan and Ranjeet. Friends, you should know that the film "Amar Akbar Anthony" proved to be a milestone in the career of all these artists. Even small characters in the film like Parveen Babi's bodyguard Zbyszko managed to gain recognition among the audience. After this film, people also started recognizing actor Yusuf Khan.
In the film, the role of Amar was played by Vinod Khanna, the role of Akbar was played by Rishi Kapoor and the role of Anthony was played by Amitabh Bachchan. Pran played the character of Kishan Lal who was the father of these three. The story of the film shows the events between the
Friends, first of all let us tell you that in the year 1977, when "Amar Akbar Anthony" became the top grosser, it was remade in different languages.
In 1978, its Tamil remake "Shankar, Salim, Saiman" came out, in which Rajinikanth, Vijay Kumar and Jayaganesh played the title roles.
Then in the year 1980, the Telugu remake of "Amar Akbar Anthony" was released in the name of "Ram, Robert, Rahim". In which Krishna, Rajinikanth and Chandra Mohan played the title roles.
After that in the year 1982 it was remade in Malayalam with the title "John, Jaafar, Janardhan". In which Ratheesh, Ravindran and Mammootty played lead roles.
Even in Pakistan, "Amar Akbar Anthony" was remade in Punjabi language with the name "Akbar, Amar, Anthony". Although this remake was not official.
The story of the film "Amar Akbar Anthony" was written by Jeevanprabha Desai, the screenplay was done by writer Prayagraj and the dialogue writer was Kader Khan.
Musician Laxmikant Pyarelal. Geet Anand Bakshi |
In the film "Amar Akbar Anthony", director Manmohan Desai wanted to have a song which would have the voices of all four great playback singers of Bollywood. Working on this idea of ​​the director, lyricist Anand Bakshi and composer Laxmikant Pyarelal created the song, "Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyar.."! In this, for the first time Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Mukesh have lent their voices together in the same song. This work was neither done before the film "Amar Akbar Anthony", nor could it ever be done after. In this sense also this film is historical.
The cinematographer of the film was Peter Perera. And the editor was Kamalakar Karakhanis.
"Amar Akbar Anthony" ran for 25 weeks in 25 theaters in Mumbai alone. The Muhurat clap of this film was given by actor Dharmendra.
Friends, I know you know, still for the sake of formality I have to tell. Before making a film, the script of the film has to be prepared and before preparing the script, the story has to be woven, which takes a lot of time. But in the case of "Amar Akbar Anthony" some strange coincidences happened. The director of the film read a news while drinking tea in the morning and by late night the story was ready. It may sound a bit strange to you, but it is true, let us understand it in detail.
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