Laawaris (1981 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Laawaris
| image = Laawaris 1981.jpg
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| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Prakash Mehra]]
| producer = [[Prakash Mehra]]
| writer = Shashi Bhushan [[Kader Khan]] [[Prakash Mehra]] Din Dayal Sharma
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Zeenat Aman]]
| music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
| cinematography = [[N. Satyen]]
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{release date|1981|05|22|df=y}}
| runtime = 189 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|9 crores}} (equivalent to {{INR|166 crores}} in 2020)
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
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'''''Laawaris''''' ({{trans|Orphan or Scoundrel }}) is an [[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]] Indian [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Prakash Mehra]]. The film became known for its song "Mere Angene Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai" (roughly translated as: "In my courtyard, what is your purpose?") rendered twice: the first time by a young [[Alka Yagnik]], who earned her first [[Filmfare]] nomination as best female playback singer, and the second time by [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. The second version became very popular due to Bachchan's comedic performance in drag. The lyrics pay tribute to every type of wife, be they fat, tall, short, dark, or fair skinned. Even today, the song is popular among audiences.

''Laawaris'' starred [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] in lead roles. In Hindi, "Laawaris" loosely means bastard or orphan. Although the word still has negative connotations, they are not as extreme as in English. The story revolves around an orphan who stumbles over reality in search for his parents.

The film was a huge blockbuster,<ref>{{cite web|title= Rewind - Forty Years Of Historic Blockbuster KRANTI |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6155|publisher= boxofficeindia.com|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> got the highest verdict present at that time from the Trade Guide (Bollywood box office magazine), and was among those rare movies which crossed 2 Crore (2,000,000) per territory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bollybusiness.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/amitabh-movies-verdict-1969-1984-by-trade-guideprakash-pange/|title=Amitabh Movies Verdict (1969–1984) By Trade Guide(Prakash Pange)|date=3 December 2011}}</ref> There were only 13 All time earner (Crossing 1 Crore per territory) movies till 1984, and ''Laawaris'' was among them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bollybusiness.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/upto-1984-total-13-atbb-9-was-starring-amitabh/|title=Up to 1984 : Total 13 All time earners , 9 Was Starring Amitabh|date=27 August 2010}}</ref>

It earned additional [[Filmfare]] nominations for Best Actor ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) and Best Supporting Actor ([[Suresh Oberoi]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|title=1st Filmfare Awards 1953}}</ref>

== Plot ==
''Laawaris'' is a story of an orphan Heera, played by Amitabh Bachchan who is disowned by his father (Amjad Khan) before birth and the struggles he goes through to establish his legitimacy in society.

Vidya ([[Rakhee Gulzar|Raakhee]])<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082644/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast</ref> is a famous singer and she is in love with Ranvir Singh ([[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]), a leading business man. She gets pregnant with his child but Ranvir Singh wants it to be aborted. Vidya who doesn't want to abort her child decides to break up with Ranvir Singh and she leaves with her brother without informing Ranvir Singh. Vidya dies while giving birth to a baby boy but her brother takes away the baby and gives it to his driver, Gangu Ganpat, asking it to be killed. Meanwhile, Gangu Ganpat, a drunkard decides to raise the baby on his own instead of killing with the intention of making some money with the help of baby. He names the baby as Heera. Many years later, when a grown up Heera ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) refuses to give Gangu liquor, an angry Gangu reveals his status as an orphan and an angry Heera leaves him.

Heera gets a job in a factory which is owned by Mahendar Singh ([[Gopal Bedi]]), who happens to be the son of Ranvir Singh (with his legally wedded wife and step-brother of Heera) . It is shown that Ranvir Singh leads an unhappy life with his wife in an estate. He feels guilty about his betrayal to Vidya thinking she is dead.

Once employed at Mahendar Singh's factory, Heera understands that workers are not paid properly in Mahendar Singh's factory and decides to fight against it which angers Mahendar Singh. Mohini ([[Zeenat Aman]]) the daughter of Kailashnath, falls in love with Heera without knowing his true identity. Mahendar Singh transfers Heera to work in his estate present at a hill station with plans of killing him. Heera meets Ranvir Singh in the estate and gets into his good books. During a function, Mahendar Singh plans to kill Heera, but accidentally Ranvir Singh gets hurt.
In the climax Ranvir Singh accepts Heera as his legitimate son and unites with his whole family.

== Cast ==
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Heera
*[[Zeenat Aman]] as Mohini
*[[Ranjeet]] as Mahendra Singh
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Kamini Singh
*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Ranveer Singh
*[[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Lala
*[[Om Prakash]] as Dr. Goel
*[[Mukri]] as Gafoor
*[[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Gangu Ganpat
*[[Suresh Oberoi]] as Ram Singh
*[[Raakhee]] as Vidya (Special Appearance)

==Soundtrack==
The music of this movie was composed by [[Kalyanji–Anandji]], while the lyrics were written by [[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]] and Prakash Mehra. The movie features some popular songs like "Apni Toh Jaise Taise" and "Mere Angne Mein", whose male version was sung by [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. The song "Mere Angne Mein" was recreated by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] in the year 2020 in the voice of [[Neha Kakkar]] and [[Raja Hassan]]. The song "Apni Toh Jaise Taise" was recreated by [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] in the voice of [[Mika Singh]] and [[Sunidhi Chauhan]] in the 2010 film ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]''. Both the music videos starred Sri Lankan actress [[Jacqueline Fernandez]].

{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Mere Angne Mein"
| [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|-
| "Mere Angne Mein"
| [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| "Jiska Koi Nahin"
| [[Manna Dey]]
|-
| "Jiska Koi Nahin"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Apni To Jaise Taise"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Kaahe Paise Pe Itna Guman"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Kabke Bichhde Hue Hum Aaj Yahan Aake Mile"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
|}

==Remakes==

''Laawaris'' was remade as

*''[[Naa Desam]]'', in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] in 1982, starring [[N. T. Rama Rao|NTR]], [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] and [[Jayasudha]].
*''[[Panakkaran]]'', in [[Kollywood|Tamil]] in 1990, starring [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] and [[Gautami]].

Both films were massive hits in their respective languages.

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award & Category || Artist || Status || Notes
|-
| colspan="5" |
*'''[[Filmfare Awards]]''' (1982)
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || [[Amitabh Bachchan]] || {{nom}}||
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] || [[Suresh Oberoi]] || {{nom}}||
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] || [[Alka Yagnik]] || {{nom}} || for song "Mere Angne Mein"
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0082644|Laawaris}}
* https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5

{{Prakash Mehra}}

[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Prakash Mehra]]
[[Category:Films about orphans]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]

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