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{{Short description|1981 film by Prakash Mehra}} | |||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| image = Laawaris (1981) film poster.jpeg | |||
| image = Laawaris 1981. | |||
| caption = Film poster | | caption = Film poster | ||
| director = [[Prakash Mehra]] | | director = [[Prakash Mehra]] | ||
| writer = Shashi Bhushan<br />[[Kader Khan]]<br />Prakash Mehra<br />Din Dayal Sharma | |||
| writer = Shashi Bhushan<br />[[Kader Khan]]<br /> | | producer = Prakash Mehra | ||
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Zeenat Aman]] | | starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Zeenat Aman]] | ||
| cinematography = N. Satyen | |||
| editing = | |||
| music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] | | music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
| distributor = | | distributor = | ||
| released = {{ | | released = {{Film date|1981|05|22|df=yes}} | ||
| runtime = 189 minutes | | runtime = 189 minutes | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language = | | language = Hindi | ||
| gross = {{INR|9 crores}}<br>(equivalent to {{INR|166 crores}} in 2020) | | gross = {{INR|9 crores}}<br>(equivalent to {{INR|166 crores}} in 2020) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Laawaris''''' ({{ | '''''Laawaris''''' ({{translation|Orphan}}) is a 1981 Indian [[masala film]] directed and produced by [[Prakash Mehra]]. The film stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Zeenat Aman]], and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] in lead roles. It follows the story of an orphan who embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about his parents. | ||
The film gained notable recognition for its song "Mere Angene Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai" (roughly translated as: "In my courtyard, what is your purpose?"). The song was rendered twice: first by a young [[Alka Yagnik]], earning her a [[Filmfare]] nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]], and later by Amitabh Bachchan. Bachchan's comedic performance in drag during the second rendition contributed to the song's immense popularity. The lyrics humorously pay tribute to wives of all types, regardless of their physical appearance. The song remains popular among audiences to this day. | |||
''Laawaris'' was a commercial success, declared a "super-hit" at the box office by [[Box Office India]]. It ranked as the fourth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-15 |title=Boxofficeindia.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ== |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115225648/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ== |archive-date=15 January 2013 |access-date=2021-10-12}}</ref> The film also received additional Filmfare nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Amitabh Bachchan and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for [[Suresh Oberoi]]. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
In 1951 Vidya ([[Rakhee Gulzar|Raakhee]]) is a famous singer and she is in love with Ranvir Singh ([[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]), a leading businessman. She discovers she is 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 it with the intention of making some money with the help of the baby. He names the baby as Heera. 30 years later in 1981 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 ([[Ranjeet]]), who happens to be the son of Ranvir Singh (with his legally wedded wife and half-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. | |||
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 == | == Cast == | ||
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Heera | *[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Heera | ||
*[[Zeenat Aman]] as Mohini | *[[Zeenat Aman]] as Mohini | ||
*[[Raakhee]] as Vidya (Special Appearance) | |||
*[[Ranjeet]] as Mahendra Singh | *[[Ranjeet]] as Mahendra Singh | ||
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Kamini Singh | *[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Kamini Singh | ||
*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Ranveer Singh | *[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Ranveer Singh | ||
*[[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Lala | *[[Suresh Oberoi]] as Ram Singh | ||
*Padmini Kapila as Padma | |||
*[[Jeevan (Hindi actor)|Jeevan]] as Lala | |||
*[[Om Prakash]] as Dr. Goel | *[[Om Prakash]] as Dr. Goel | ||
*[[Satyen Kappu]] as Kailaash | |||
*[[Mukri]] as Gafoor | *[[Mukri]] as Gafoor | ||
*[[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Gangu Ganpat | *[[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Gangu Ganpat | ||
*[[ | *[[Ram Sethi]] as Harnaman | ||
*[[ | *[[Preeti Sapru]] as Chanchal | ||
*[[Yunus Parvez]] as Mukadam | |||
*[[Viju Khote]] as Manager who insisted Hira for his father's name | |||
*[[Goga Kapoor]] as Phunga | |||
==Soundtrack== | ==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 | The music of this movie was composed by [[Kalyanji–Anandji]], while the lyrics were written by [[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]] and Prakash Mehra. Vocals are supplied by [[Kishore Kumar]] (for Amitabh Bachchan), [[Asha Bhosle]] (for Zeenat Aman), [[Alka Yagnik]] (for Raakhee Gulzar) and Bachchan. The movie features some popular songs like "Apni Toh Jaise Taise" sung by Kumar and "Mere Angne Mein", whose male version was sung by Bachchan. | ||
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]]''. The song "Mere Angne Mein" was recreated by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] in the year 2020 in the voice of [[Neha Kakkar]] and [[Raja Hassan]]. Both the music videos starred Sri Lankan actress [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]. | |||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
! Song !! Singer | ! Song !! Singer | ||
![[Raga]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Jiska Koi Nahin Uska Tau Khuda Hai Yaaro" | |||
| "Jiska Koi Nahin" | |||
| [[Kishore Kumar]] | | [[Kishore Kumar]] | ||
|[[Bhairavi (Hindustani)]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Apni To Jaise Taise" | | "Apni To Jaise Taise" | ||
| [[Kishore Kumar]] | | [[Kishore Kumar]] | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Kaahe Paise Pe Itna | | "Kaahe Paise Pe Itna Ghuroor Kare Hai" | ||
| [[Kishore Kumar]] | | [[Kishore Kumar]] | ||
|[[Shivaranjani]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Kabke Bichhde Hue Hum Aaj Yahan Aake Mile" | | "Kabke Bichhde Hue Hum Aaj Yahan Aake Mile" | ||
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]] | | [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]] | ||
| | |||
|- | |||
| "Mere Angne Mein" | |||
| [[Amitabh Bachchan]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| "Mere Angne Mein" | |||
| [[Alka Yagnik]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| "Jiska Koi Nahin" | |||
| [[Manna Dey]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Remakes== | ==Remakes== | ||
''Laawaris'' was remade as | ''Laawaris'' was remade as | ||
*''[[Naa Desam]]'', in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] in 1982, starring [[N. T. Rama Rao | *''[[Naa Desam]]'', in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] in 1982, starring [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] and [[Jayasudha]]. | ||
*''[[Panakkaran]]'', in [[Kollywood|Tamil]] in 1990, starring [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] and [[Gautami]]. | *''[[Panakkaran]]'', in [[Kollywood|Tamil]] in 1990, starring [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] and [[Gautami]]. | ||
==Awards and nominations== | ==Awards and nominations== | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{IMDb title|0082644|Laawaris}} | * {{IMDb title|0082644|Laawaris}} | ||
* https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 Archived 1981 - 1989 hit films on Boxofficeindia.com website] | ||
{{Prakash Mehra}} | {{Prakash Mehra}} | ||
[[Category:1981 Hindi-language films]] | |||
[[Category:1980s masala films]] | |||
[[Category:1981 films]] | [[Category:1981 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Films about orphans]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Prakash Mehra]] | [[Category:Films directed by Prakash Mehra]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]] | [[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:22, 4 March 2026
| Laawaris | |
|---|---|
_film_poster.jpeg) Film poster | |
| Directed by | Prakash Mehra |
| Produced by | Prakash Mehra |
| Written by | Shashi Bhushan Kader Khan Prakash Mehra Din Dayal Sharma |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Zeenat Aman |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Cinematography | N. Satyen |
Release date |
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Running time | 189 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹9 crores (equivalent to ₹166 crores in 2020) |
Laawaris (transl. Orphan) is a 1981 Indian masala film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, and Amjad Khan in lead roles. It follows the story of an orphan who embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about his parents.
The film gained notable recognition for its song "Mere Angene Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai" (roughly translated as: "In my courtyard, what is your purpose?"). The song was rendered twice: first by a young Alka Yagnik, earning her a Filmfare nomination for Best Female Playback Singer, and later by Amitabh Bachchan. Bachchan's comedic performance in drag during the second rendition contributed to the song's immense popularity. The lyrics humorously pay tribute to wives of all types, regardless of their physical appearance. The song remains popular among audiences to this day.
Laawaris was a commercial success, declared a "super-hit" at the box office by Box Office India. It ranked as the fourth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1981.[1] The film also received additional Filmfare nominations, including Best Actor for Amitabh Bachchan and Best Supporting Actor for Suresh Oberoi.
Plot[edit | edit source]
In 1951 Vidya (Raakhee) is a famous singer and she is in love with Ranvir Singh (Amjad Khan), a leading businessman. She discovers she is 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 it with the intention of making some money with the help of the baby. He names the baby as Heera. 30 years later in 1981 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 (Ranjeet), who happens to be the son of Ranvir Singh (with his legally wedded wife and half-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[edit | edit source]
- Amitabh Bachchan as Heera
- Zeenat Aman as Mohini
- Raakhee as Vidya (Special Appearance)
- Ranjeet as Mahendra Singh
- Bindu as Kamini Singh
- Amjad Khan as Ranveer Singh
- Suresh Oberoi as Ram Singh
- Padmini Kapila as Padma
- Jeevan as Lala
- Om Prakash as Dr. Goel
- Satyen Kappu as Kailaash
- Mukri as Gafoor
- Shreeram Lagoo as Gangu Ganpat
- Ram Sethi as Harnaman
- Preeti Sapru as Chanchal
- Yunus Parvez as Mukadam
- Viju Khote as Manager who insisted Hira for his father's name
- Goga Kapoor as Phunga
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music of this movie was composed by Kalyanji–Anandji, while the lyrics were written by Anjaan and Prakash Mehra. Vocals are supplied by Kishore Kumar (for Amitabh Bachchan), Asha Bhosle (for Zeenat Aman), Alka Yagnik (for Raakhee Gulzar) and Bachchan. The movie features some popular songs like "Apni Toh Jaise Taise" sung by Kumar and "Mere Angne Mein", whose male version was sung by Bachchan.
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. The song "Mere Angne Mein" was recreated by Tanishk Bagchi in the year 2020 in the voice of Neha Kakkar and Raja Hassan. Both the music videos starred Sri Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez.
| Song | Singer | Raga |
|---|---|---|
| "Jiska Koi Nahin Uska Tau Khuda Hai Yaaro" | Kishore Kumar | Bhairavi (Hindustani) |
| "Apni To Jaise Taise" | Kishore Kumar | |
| "Kaahe Paise Pe Itna Ghuroor Kare Hai" | Kishore Kumar | Shivaranjani |
| "Kabke Bichhde Hue Hum Aaj Yahan Aake Mile" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | |
| "Mere Angne Mein" | Amitabh Bachchan | |
| "Mere Angne Mein" | Alka Yagnik | |
| "Jiska Koi Nahin" | Manna Dey |
Remakes[edit | edit source]
Laawaris was remade as
- Naa Desam, in Telugu in 1982, starring N. T. Rama Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana and Jayasudha.
- Panakkaran, in Tamil in 1990, starring Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar and Gautami.
Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]
| Award & Category | Artist | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Suresh Oberoi | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Alka Yagnik | Nominated | for song "Mere Angne Mein" | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Boxofficeindia.com". 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2021.