Saat Hindustani
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| Saat Hindustani | |
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| Directed by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
| Produced by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
| Written by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas(Story, Screenplay & Dialogue) |
| Starring | Utpal Dutt Amitabh Bachchan Jalal Agha |
| Music by | J.P. Kaushik Kaifi Azmi(Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | S. Ramachandra |
| Editing by | Mohan Rathod |
| Release date(s) | 1969 |
| Running time | 144 min |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
| IMDb profile | |
Saat Hindustani (Devanagari: सात हिन्दुस्तानी, Nastaliq: سات ہندوستانی, translation: Seven Indians) is a 1969 film written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.
Amitabh Bachchan made his debut with this film.
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[edit] Awards
- It won the 1970 Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, and Lyric-Writer Of The Best Film Song On National Integration for Kaifi Azmi.
- Amitabh Bachchan won National Film Awards for Best Newcomer [1][2]
[edit] Overview
Saat Hindustani portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. [3]
[edit] Synopsis
A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan), and five other men all belonging from different religions, and from different parts of the India join their seventh comrade, Maria (Shehnaz), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiment in that state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.
In the process they find unity and abandon their religious and regional differences.
The film begins with a dying Maria who summons her former comrades and ends with the comrades assembling before her and reiterating their faith in nationalism.
[edit] Cast
- Utpal Dutt
- Madhu
- Shehnaz
- Anwar Ali
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Jalal Agha
- A. K. Hangal
- Surekha
- Dina Pathak
Amitabh Bachchan made his debut with this film. Bachchan played one of the Indians captured by the enemy nation as POW. He played the role of a Muslim poet, showing early promise for a very successful later career.
[edit] Songs of Saat Hindustani
Music by J.P. Kaushik, Lyrics by Kaifi Azmi
Singer: Mahendra Kapoor
Aandhi Aaye Ki Toofan Koyee Gam Nahin, Ek manzil pe sabki nigaahen rahen, Yoon badhi jaise lehraake dhaara badhe, Zulm had se badhega to ghat jaayega
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Saat Hindustani at the Internet Movie Database
- Malayalam Actor Madhu on his experience in Saat Hindustani
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