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{{Short description|1969 film by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas}}
{{Short description|1969 film by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Saat Hindustani
| name          = Saat Hindustani
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| editing        = Mohan Rathod
| editing        = Mohan Rathod
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1969|11|7}}
| released      = {{release date|df=y|1969|11|07}}
| runtime        = 144 min
| runtime        = 144 min
| country        = India
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = [[Hindi-Urdu]]<ref name="Chaudhuri2015">{{cite book|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti|title=Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters|date=2015|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|isbn=9789352140084|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cri9CgAAQBAJ}}</ref>
| language      = [[Hindi]]<ref name="Chaudhuri2015">{{cite book|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti|title=Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters|date=2015|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|isbn=9789352140084|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cri9CgAAQBAJ}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR|810,000}} (net)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saat Hindustani - Movie |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5899 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR|810,000}} (net)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saat Hindustani - Movie |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5899 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
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'''''Saat Hindustani''''' ({{lang-en|Seven Indians}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1969|1969]] [[Bollywood film|Indian]] [[action film]] written and directed by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to [[1961 Indian Annexation of Goa|liberate]] [[Goa]] from the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colonial rule. The cast included [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Utpal Dutt]], Shehnaz, [[A. K. Hangal]], [[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]] (brother of Indian comedian [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]]), and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] who made his debut with this film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-10-08|title=Filmography: Amitabh Bachchan|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/filmography-amitabh-bachchan/story-0vSzIqIdDrSNhNRq87M1VP.html|access-date=2020-10-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
'''''Saat Hindustani''''' ({{translation|Seven Indians}}) is a 1969 [[Bollywood film|Indian]] [[action film]] written and directed by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to [[1961 Indian Annexation of Goa|liberate]] [[Goa]] from the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese colonial rule]]. The cast included [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Utpal Dutt]], Shehnaz, [[A. K. Hangal]], [[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]] (brother of Indian comedian [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]]), and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] who made his debut with this film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-10-08|title=Filmography: Amitabh Bachchan|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/filmography-amitabh-bachchan/story-0vSzIqIdDrSNhNRq87M1VP.html|access-date=2020-10-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
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==Production==
==Production==
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=== Crew ===
=== Crew ===
*''Direction'' - [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]
*''Direction'' - [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]
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*''Dialogue'' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
*''Dialogue'' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
*''Production'' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
*''Production'' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
*''Producer'' - Manmohan Sabir<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Saat Hindustani (1969) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064915/fullcredits |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref>
*''Production Secretary'' - N. M. Trivedi
*''Production Secretary'' - N. M. Trivedi
*''Cinematography'' - [[S. Ramachandra]]
*''Cinematography'' - [[S. Ramachandra]]
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*''Lyrics'' - [[Kaifi Azmi]]
*''Lyrics'' - [[Kaifi Azmi]]
*''Playback Singer'' - [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
*''Playback Singer'' - [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
*''Audiographer'' - Minoo Bawa<ref name=":0" />
*''Audiographer'' - B.P. Bharucha<ref name=":0" />


==Awards==
==Awards==
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[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:1960s war films]]
[[Category:1969 war films]]
[[Category:Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. A. Abbas]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. A. Abbas]]
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[[Category:Goa liberation movement]]
[[Category:Goa liberation movement]]
[[Category:Indian Army in films]]
[[Category:Indian Army in films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian war films]]
[[Category:Indian war films]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru]]

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Saat Hindustani
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Directed byKhwaja Ahmad Abbas
Produced byKhwaja Ahmad Abbas
Manmohan Sabir
Story byKhwaja Ahmad Abbas
StarringMadhu
Shehnaz
Utpal Dutt
Amitabh Bachchan
Jalal Agha
Anwar Ali
Music byJ.P. Kaushik
Kaifi Azmi (lyrics) Utpal Dutt
CinematographyS. Ramachandra
Edited byMohan Rathod
Release date
7 November 1969 (1969-11-07)
Running time
144 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi[1]
Box office₹810,000 (net)[2]

Saat Hindustani (transl. Seven Indians) is a 1969 Indian action film written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. The cast included Madhu, Utpal Dutt, Shehnaz, A. K. Hangal, Anwar Ali (brother of Indian comedian Mehmood), and Amitabh Bachchan who made his debut with this film.[3]

Overview[edit | edit source]

Saat Hindustani portrays the story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule.[4]

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan) from Bihar and five other men, all belonging to different religions and parts of India, join their seventh comrade Maria (Shehnaz Vahanvaty), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in the state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Crew[edit | edit source]

  • Direction - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
  • Story - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
  • Screenplay - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
  • Dialogue - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
  • Production - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
  • Producer - Manmohan Sabir[5]
  • Production Secretary - N. M. Trivedi
  • Cinematography - S. Ramachandra
  • Editing - Mohan Rathod
  • Audiography - Minoo Bawa, B. P. Bharucha
    • sp. Back Ground Music Recording Satish J Kaushik
  • Music Direction - J. P. Kaushik
    • asst. Sunil Kaushik
  • Lyrics - Kaifi Azmi
  • Playback Singer - Mahendra Kapoor
  • Audiographer - Minoo Bawa[5]
  • Audiographer - B.P. Bharucha[5]

Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (2015). Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters. Penguin Books. ISBN 9789352140084.
  2. "Saat Hindustani - Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. "Filmography: Amitabh Bachchan". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. K.A. Abbas (1914-1987)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Saat Hindustani (1969) - IMDb, retrieved 2 July 2022

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