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| runtime = | | runtime = 161 mins<ref name="Cult">{{cite news |last1=Chinn |first1=Bob |title=Amba |url=https://archive.org/details/Cult_Movies_38_c2c_Cult_Movies_2003_YZ1/page/n59/mode/2up?q=amba |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Cult Movies |issue=38 |publisher=Cameo Distributors LLC |date=2003 |page=61}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Amba''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1990|1990]] [[India]]n [[Bollywood]] film produced and directed by [[Mohan Kumar]]. It stars [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Meenakshi Seshadri]], [[Kiran Juneja]], and [[Shabana Azmi]] in the title role as Amba. The film failed to be successful at the box office. However the performances of the lead cast were appreciated. | '''''Amba''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1990|1990]] [[India]]n [[Bollywood]] film produced and directed by [[Mohan Kumar]].<ref name="Cult"/> It stars [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Meenakshi Seshadri]], [[Kiran Juneja]], and [[Shabana Azmi]] in the title role as Amba.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tripathi |first1=Salil |title=Unconventional actor Anil Kapoor steals the lead |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19890331-unconventional-actor-anil-kapoor-steals-the-lead-815916-1989-03-31 |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=India Today |date=31 March 1989 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Oldest Characters These Actresses Have Ever Played |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/the-oldest-characters-these-actresses-have-ever-played/20150324.htm |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Rediff |date=24 March 2015 |language=en}}</ref> The film failed to be successful at the box office. However the performances of the lead cast were appreciated. | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* [[Shabana Azmi]] as Amba Bhanupratap Singh, mother of Suraj | |||
* [[Anil Kapoor]] as Suraj "Sarju" B. Singh | * [[Anil Kapoor]] as Suraj "Sarju" B. Singh | ||
* [[Meenakshi Seshadri]] as Lajjo | * [[Meenakshi Seshadri]] as Lajjo | ||
* [[ | * [[Kanwaljit Singh (actor)|Kanwaljit Singh]] as Rajendra 'Raja' B. Singh | ||
* [[Kiran Juneja]] as Prabha R. Singh | * [[Kiran Juneja]] as Prabha R. Singh | ||
* [[Rajan Sippy]] as Kunwar Ranvir J. Singh, Brother of Prabha | |||
* [[Rajan Sippy]] as Kunwar Ranvir J. Singh | |||
* [[Mangal Dhillon]] as Thakur Shamsher Singh | * [[Mangal Dhillon]] as Thakur Shamsher Singh | ||
*[[Sudhir Pandey]] as Thakur Jasbir Singh, Father of Prabha | *[[Sudhir Pandey]] as Thakur Jasbir Singh, Father of Prabha | ||
*[[Sujit Kumar]] as Bhiku, servant | *[[Sujit Kumar]] as Bhiku, servant | ||
*[[Satish Shah]] as Neelkanth | *[[Satish Shah]] as Neelkanth | ||
*[[Yunus Parvez]] as Banne | *[[Yunus Parvez]] as Banne Miya | ||
*[[Upasana Singh]] as | *[[Upasana Singh]] as Munnibai | ||
*[[Shivraj]]as Gurghand | *[[Shivraj]] as Gurghand | ||
*[[Dulari]] as Naanima | *[[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] as Naanima | ||
*[[Ram Mohan]] as Judge | *[[Ram Mohan]] as Judge | ||
*[[Jaya Mathur]] as Geeta Yadav | |||
*[[Birbal (actor)|Birbal]] as Amba's supporter | *[[Birbal (actor)|Birbal]] as Amba's supporter | ||
*[[Kamaldeep]] | *[[Kamaldeep]] as Police Inspector | ||
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==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
The soundtrack includes the following songs:<ref>{{cite web |title=Amba Movie Music |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/amba/songs/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=18 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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! # !! Title !! Singer(s) | ! # !! Title !! Singer(s) | ||
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| [[Kishore Kumar]] | | [[Kishore Kumar]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Reception== | |||
Bob Chinn of ''Cult Movies'' magazine wrote in 2003, "While this is obviously a star vehicle for Azmi, one must remember that there are stars and there are actresses. Shabana Azmi is that rare combination of both."<ref name="Cult"/> [[Sukanya Verma]] of [[Rediff.com]], however, criticised Azmi's choice of the part as "strange" and further writing, "The film shamelessly tries to fit in the Mother India mould dumbing down Azmi’s fiery brilliance to a cringe-worthy stereotype that’s as bearable as the tacky silver wig on her head".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |author1-link=Sukanya Verma |title=Rani, Vidya, Sridevi: WORST films of Bollywood's BEST Actresses |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-rani-vidya-sridevi-worst-films-of-bollywoods-best-actresses/20140508.htm#9 |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=8 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:58, 22 July 2021
| Amba | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mohan Kumar |
| Produced by | Mohan Kumar |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Meenakshi Seshadri Shabana Azmi |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | K.K. Mahajan |
Release date |
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Running time | 161 mins[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Amba is a 1990 Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Mohan Kumar.[1] It stars Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri, Kiran Juneja, and Shabana Azmi in the title role as Amba.[2][3] The film failed to be successful at the box office. However the performances of the lead cast were appreciated.
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Prabha lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed father Thakur Jasbir Singh and her brother Kunwar Ranvir. She receives a marriage proposal from equally wealthy Thakur Shamsher Singh but immediately rejects him and marries Rajendra. Prabha re-locates to move in with him and his widowed and principled mother, Amba Bhanupratap Singh, and his wayward brother, Suraj. Prabha soon gives birth to Rajat. Rajendra, who secretly visits local courtesan, Munnibai, returns home intoxicated one night and sexually molests and then kills Geeta, who is their servant, Bhiku's daughter, but is treated like a family-member. Then when Amba returns home after watching Ram Leela, she apprehends Rajendra, has him arrested, he is eventually tried in Court, found guilty after Amba's testimony, and hanged. A devastated and humiliated Prabha swears to avenge his death, and leaves to live with her equally vengeful dad and brother, and together they plot to turn Amba and Suraj's lives upside down - so much so that Amba and Suraj not only lose their ancestral estate, their house is burned down, they are blacklisted by the community, where Amba is the Sarpanch, and to top it all up, Suraj is arrested for killing Shamsher and sexually molesting Prabha, and if found guilty will also be hanged like his brother.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Shabana Azmi as Amba Bhanupratap Singh, mother of Suraj
- Anil Kapoor as Suraj "Sarju" B. Singh
- Meenakshi Seshadri as Lajjo
- Kanwaljit Singh as Rajendra 'Raja' B. Singh
- Kiran Juneja as Prabha R. Singh
- Rajan Sippy as Kunwar Ranvir J. Singh, Brother of Prabha
- Mangal Dhillon as Thakur Shamsher Singh
- Sudhir Pandey as Thakur Jasbir Singh, Father of Prabha
- Sujit Kumar as Bhiku, servant
- Satish Shah as Neelkanth
- Yunus Parvez as Banne Miya
- Upasana Singh as Munnibai
- Shivraj as Gurghand
- Dulari as Naanima
- Ram Mohan as Judge
- Jaya Mathur as Geeta Yadav
- Birbal as Amba's supporter
- Kamaldeep as Police Inspector
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The soundtrack includes the following songs:[4]
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sheron Wali Mata Ka Jab Naam" | Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 2 | "Maa Ka Man Mamta Ka Mandir" | Mohammed Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 3 | "Ek Swarg Hai Aasman Par" | Suresh Wadkar, Mohammed Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 4 | "Laga Ragda To Mit Gaya Jhagda" | Mohammed Aziz, Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Sun Meri Shehzadi" | Mohammed Aziz, Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "Aurat Zaat Mard Se Jhagda" | Kishore Kumar |
Reception[edit | edit source]
Bob Chinn of Cult Movies magazine wrote in 2003, "While this is obviously a star vehicle for Azmi, one must remember that there are stars and there are actresses. Shabana Azmi is that rare combination of both."[1] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com, however, criticised Azmi's choice of the part as "strange" and further writing, "The film shamelessly tries to fit in the Mother India mould dumbing down Azmi’s fiery brilliance to a cringe-worthy stereotype that’s as bearable as the tacky silver wig on her head".[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chinn, Bob (2003). "Amba". Cult Movies. No. 38. Cameo Distributors LLC. p. 61. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ Tripathi, Salil (31 March 1989). "Unconventional actor Anil Kapoor steals the lead". India Today. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "The Oldest Characters These Actresses Have Ever Played". Rediff. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Amba Movie Music". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ Verma, Sukanya (8 May 2014). "Rani, Vidya, Sridevi: WORST films of Bollywood's BEST Actresses". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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