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{{Infobox film
| name = Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
| image = Muqaddar Ka Sikandar poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Prakash Mehra]]
| producer = [[Prakash Mehra]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Kader Khan]]|Vijay Kaul|Laxmikant Sharma}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]|[[Vinod Khanna]]|[[Raakhee Gulzar]]|[[Rekha]]|[[Ranjeet (Indian actor)|Ranjeet]]|[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]}}
| music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = Prakash Mehra Productions
| released = {{Film date|1978|10|27|df=yes}}
| runtime = 182 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}10 million<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 July 2021 |title=Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) Hindi Movie Review, Budget and Box Office Collection|url=https://www.bollywoodproduct.com/bollywood-movie/muqaddar-ka-sikandar-1978 | access-date=18 December 2021 |website=Bollywood Product|language=en-US}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}269 million<ref>https://bollywoodproduct.in/list-of-bollywood-films-of-1978/</ref>
}}

'''''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar''''' ({{Translation|Conqueror of Destiny}}) is a 1978 Indian [[crime drama| action crime drama film]] produced and directed by [[Prakash Mehra]], and written by [[Kader Khan]], Vijay Kaul and [[Laxmikant Sharma]].<ref name="HK">{{Cite web |date=2019-01-06 |title=How Kader Khan's dialogues made Devdas look cool in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar |url=https://theprint.in/features/reel-take/how-kader-khans-dialogues-made-devdas-look-cool-in-muqaddar-ka-sikandar/173722/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> It stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], in his fifth of nine films with [[Prakash Mehra]], along with [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Raakhee]], [[Rekha]], [[Ranjeet]], and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] in pivotal roles, while [[Nirupa Roy]], and [[Kader Khan]] gave special appearances. The film tells of the story of Sikandar (played by [[Amitabh Bachchan]]), an orphan raised in the slums of [[Bombay]]. The film's plot is loosely inspired by the [[Bengali novels|Bengali novel]] ''[[Devdas]]'' (1917).<ref name="HK" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Nirmal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nRlBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT184 |title=Brave New Bollywood: In Conversation with Contemporary Hindi Filmmakers |last2=Chaturvedi |first2=Preeti |date=2015-02-04 |publisher=[[SAGE Publishing]] |isbn=978-93-5150-495-5 |pages=184}}</ref> and the [[French language|French]] play [[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]].

''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' was the highest-grossing [[Bollywood]] film of 1978,<ref name="boi78" /> and the biggest [[Diwali]] blockbuster of all time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2018 |title=The Biggest Diwali BLOCKBUSTERS of All Time |publisher=Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4407 |access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> It was also the third [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film]] of the decade, after ''[[Sholay]]'' and ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]''. ''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' was also an overseas blockbuster in the [[Soviet Union]].

At the [[26th Filmfare Awards]], it was nominated for nine [[Filmfare Awards]], including [[Best Film]], but did not win in any category.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dhirad |first1=Sandeep |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winner |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |website=deep750.googlepages.com |date=2006 |page=52}}</ref> It was remade into the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Prema Tarangalu]]'' (1980),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uppalapati Krishnam Raju Filmography |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/krishnamraju.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726224905/http://www.cinegoer.com/krishnamraju.htm |archive-date=26 July 2010 |access-date=2011-06-01 |website=Cinegoer}}</ref> and in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Amara Kaaviyam (1981 film)|Amara Kaaviyam]]'' (1981).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasudevan |first=K. V. |date=2016-06-04 |title=Prabhu is ready to play baddie |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Prabhu-is-ready-to-play-baddie/article14386225.ece |access-date=2018-08-14 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It was the last movie where [[Vinod Khanna]] and [[Amitabh bachchan]] acted together after giving 6 successful films

==Plot==
The story revolves around a nameless, young orphan boy who finds employment in the house of a wealthy man, Ramnath [[Shriram Lagoo|(Shriram Lagoo]]). Unfortunately, Ramnath harbors an intense dislike for the boy due to a tragic incident involving another orphan who had killed Ramnath's wife. Despite this, Ramnath's young daughter Kaamna empathizes with the boy, and they develop a strong bond of friendship.

Later on, the boy is adopted by a [[Muslim]] woman named Fatima, ([[Nirupa Roy]]), who also works for Ramnath. She renames him Sikandar, meaning "Conqueror," and takes on the responsibility of raising him as her own son. However, things take a turn for the worse when Sikandar is accused of trying to rob Ramnath's house while attempting to deliver a birthday gift to Kaamna. Ramnath promptly banishes Sikandar and his mother from his home.

Unfortunately, tragedy strikes again when Fatima dies, leaving the young Sikandar to look after her daughter, Mehroo. In the midst of his grief and despair, Sikandar seeks guidance from a [[fakir]] named Darvesh Baba, ([[Kader Khan]]). The wise Darvesh Baba advises Sikandar to find happiness in sadness and embrace the challenges of life. By doing so, he will become the conqueror of fate.

The film cuts to grown up Sikandar ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]), revealing he has amassed a fortune by turning in smugglers and thieves to the police and receiving the reward payouts. With all his wealth, he has managed to build an impressive house for himself and Mehroo, along with setting up a profitable business. He still has not forgotten Kaamna ([[Raakhee]]). She and her father have fallen on hard times, but they snub all offers from Sikandar to become reacquainted. When Sikandar tries to speak to Kaamna she demands that he never speak to her again. Sikandar is upset by this and becomes a heavy drinker. He also begins to visit Zohra Begum's ([[Rekha]]) brothel on a regular basis. Zohra falls into an unrequited love with Sikander and begins to refuse other clients.

One night in a bar, Sikandar is introduced to Vishal Anand ([[Vinod Khanna]]), a down-on-his-luck lawyer. A friendship is formed when Vishal risks his own life to save Sikandar from a bomb blast. Vishal and his mother move into Sikandar's house. A criminal named Dilawar ([[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]) is in love with Zohra, and learns about her love for Sikandar. Dilawar confronts Sikandar and in the ensuing fight is thrashed by him. He swears to kill Sikandar.

At length Ramnath and Kaamna, who have been struggling financially, discover that Sikandar has been anonymously paying their bills. Ramnath goes to thank him. The two households become friendly, and Vishal begins to work with Ramnath. Encouraged, Sikandar tries to profess his love to Kaamna through a love letter. Because Sikandar himself is illiterate, Vishal transcribes the letter for him, but the plan backfires when Kaamna mistakes the letter as actually being from Vishal. Vishal is unaware that Kaamna is the girl Sikandar loves, and they begin to date. Sikandar, upon learning this, struggles with his emotions but decides he must sacrifice his love for the sake of his friendship with Vishal. He covers up any evidence of his feelings toward Kaamna, and at his urging, Vishal and Kaamna plan to marry.

Meanwhile, the marriage of Mehroo is at risk of being cancelled; her fiancé's family have learned about Sikandar's frequent visits to Zohra, and they object to the union on these grounds. Vishal, knowing Sikandar won't change, visits Zohra and offers to pay her if she agrees to abandon Sikandar. Zohra, upon learning the reason, refuses the money but promises Vishal that she would rather die than let Sikandar visit her again. Later, Sikandar arrives at Zohra's. When she is unable to stop his entry, she kills herself by consuming poison hidden in her diamond ring, and dies in his arms.

Dilawar in the meantime has formed an alliance with Sikandar's arch enemy, J. D. ([[Ranjeet]]), and upon learning of Zohra's death hatches a plan to destroy Sikandar and his family. Kaamna and Mehroo are both preparing for their weddings; J. D. and his henchmen kidnap Mehroo but Vishal follows them and rescues her. Dilawar kidnaps Kaamna, but Sikandar follows him. He rescues Kaamna and sends her home while he fights Dilawar. In the final battle, both Dilawar and Sikandar are mortally wounded and Dilawar is surprised to learn that Sikandar never loved Zohra. A dying Sikandar reaches the wedding of Kaamna and Vishal. Just as the wedding ceremony is completed, Sikandar collapses. His dying words inadvertently reveal his love for Kaamna, and Vishal sings him a reprise from the movie's theme song: "Life is going to betray you someday... Death is your true love as it will take you along..." Sikandar's entire life flashes before him and he dies in Vishal's arms just as the song is completed. The film ends with the wedding having become a funeral.

== Cast ==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Sikandar
* [[Vinod Khanna]] as Vishal Anand
* [[Raakhee]] as Kaamna
* [[Rekha]] as Zohra Bai
* [[Ranjeet]] as J.D.
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Dilawar
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Fatima
(Cameo Appearance)
* [[Kader Khan]] as Darvesh Baba (Cameo Appearance)
* [[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Ramnath
* [[Goga Kapoor]] as Goga
* [[Ram Sethi]] as Pyarelal
* Mahu Malini as Mehroo, Fatima's daughter
* Baby Shalu as young Kaamna
* [[Manmohan Krishna]] as Piano Instructor
* [[Paidi Jairaj]] as Dr. Kapoor
* [[Yusuf Khan (actor)|Yusuf Khan]] as Paul
* [[Vikas Anand]] as Police Inspector
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Vishal's Mother
* [[Sunder (actor)|Sunder]] as Bus Conductor
* Mayur Raj Verma as Young Sikandar
{{div col end}}

==Soundtrack==
The Soundtrack was composed by the duo of the brothers [[Kalyanji–Anandji]], with the lyrics by [[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]] and [[Prakash Mehra]] (Salaam-e-Ishq).
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
![[Raga]]
|-
| Salaam-E-Ishq Meri Jaan Zara Qubool Kar Lo
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|[[Yaman Kalyan]]
|-
| O Saathi Re (Male)
| Kishore Kumar
|[[Shivaranjani]]
|-
| O Saathi Re (Female)
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|[[Shivaranjani]]
|-
| Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
| Kishore Kumar
|
|-
| Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (Sad)
| [[Mohammad Rafi]]
|
|-
| Pyar Zindagi Hai, Pyar Bandagi Hai
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]], Asha Bhosle
|
|-
| Wafa Jo Na Ki To
| [[Hemlata (singer)|Hemlata]]
|
|-
| Dil To Hai Dil
| Lata Mangeshkar
|[[Bhoopeshwari]]
|-
|}

Vocals were supplied by Kishore Kumar for Amitabh Bachchan, with Mohammed Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor for Vinod Khanna. Rafi's voice was used for the sad version of the title track.

Rafi wanted Kumar to sing the sad version, but agreed to sing it himself upon music directors Kalyanji–Anandji's insistence.

==Box office==
Produced on a budget of {{INR|10 million|link=yes}}, the film grossed {{INR|170 million}} in India. It was the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing film]] of the year, as well as the third highest-grossing film of the decade, after ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975) and ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' (1973). The film was a blockbuster, according to [[Box Office India]].<ref name="boi78">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA== |title=Box Office 1978 |access-date=2017-07-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213231634/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA== |archive-date=13 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehindu.com/features/friday-review/muqaddar-ka-sikandar-1978/article8591212.ece|title=Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)|first=SANDEEP|last=YADAV|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 May 2016}}</ref> The film was such a huge hit, that people used to stand in queues, waiting endlessly, to buy the film's tickets. Sometimes the crowds slept in front of the cinema halls overnight in their wait for the tickets.{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}} Its Indian gross is equivalent to {{US$|{{#expr:170/8.19 round 2}} million|long=no}} in 1978.{{efn|name=Currency1978|{{INR|8.19}} per US dollar in 1978<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1979&locations=IN&start=1978 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1978 |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>}} Adjusted for inflation, its Indian gross is equivalent to {{INR|5.5 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|5500|IND}} million|long=no}}) in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Biggest Diwali BLOCKBUSTERS of All Time |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4407 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |date=10 December 2018}}</ref>

It was also an overseas blockbuster in the [[Soviet Union]], where the film grossed 6.3{{nbsp}}million [[Soviet ruble|rubles]] (25.2{{nbsp}}million ticket sales,<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|date=3 August 2008}}</ref> at average 25{{nbsp}}[[Soviet ruble|kopecks]] ticket price),<ref name="moscow7">[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref> which was {{US$|7.96 million|long=no|link=yes}}{{efn|0.791 rubles per US dollar in 1984<ref name="russia">{{cite web|title=Archive|url=http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|website=[[Central Bank of Russia]]|year=1992}}</ref>}} ({{INR|98.9 million}}){{efn|12.43 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1984<ref name="rbi15268">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268|title=Reserve Bank of India – Publications|access-date=16 August 2018|archive-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821052651/http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} in 1984. Adjusted for inflation, its overseas gross is equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|7.96|1984}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|{{#expr:(19/1000)*(100/{{To USD|100|IND}}) round 3}} billion}}) in 2017.

Worldwide, the film grossed {{INR|{{#expr:170+98.9 round 0}} million}} ({{US$|{{#expr:260/8.19 round 2}} million|long=no}}).<ref name="hindustantimes">{{Cite news |date=15 August 2018 |title=On Independence Day, here are the most successful Indian movies of every decade since 1947 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/on-independence-day-here-are-the-most-successful-indian-movies-of-every-decade-since-1947/story-EIf9tdhbWfO38hftOSwQIM.html}}</ref>{{efn|name=Currency1978}} Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|31.75|1978}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|{{#expr:(119.32/1000)*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND}}) round 2}} billion}}) in 2017.

In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated {{#expr:170/(2.22*0.68+3.26*0.32) round 0}}{{nbsp}}million tickets in India,<ref name="boi78"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mittal |first1=Ashok |title=Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870231 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA71}}</ref> and 25.2{{nbsp}}million tickets in the Soviet Union,<ref name="soviet"/> for an estimated total of {{#expr:67+25.2 round 0}}{{nbsp}}million tickets sold worldwide.

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
! colspan="9" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|[[26th Filmfare Awards]]
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align center;"
! style="width:30%;"| Category
! style="width:35%;"| Recipient(s)
! style="width:10%;"| Result
|- style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Prakash Mehra]]
| rowspan="9" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Vinod Khanna]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Rekha]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]]
| [[Ram Sethi]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| [[Kishore Kumar]] ({{small|For "O Saathi Re Tera Bina"}})
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
| [[Asha Bhosle]] for ({{small|For "O Saathi Re Tera Bina"}})
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| Laxmikant Sharma
|}

==See also==
*''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]''
*''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)|Coolie]]''
*[[Muslim social]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0079590}}

{{Prakash Mehra}}

[[Category:1978 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1978 Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s masala films]]
[[Category:1978 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Prakash Mehra]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Urdu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1970s Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Urdu-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about courtesans in India]]
[[Category:Films set in Shimla]]
[[Category:Films set in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Himachal Pradesh]]

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