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Awam (film)
| Awam | |
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| Directed by | B. R. Chopra |
| Produced by | B. R. Chopra |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Rajesh Khanna Raj Babbar Smita Patil Poonam Dhillon Nana Patekar |
| Music by | Ravi |
Release date | 31 August 1987 |
Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Awam (transl. the Public) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language film directed by B. R. Chopra. It starred Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Poonam Dhillon, Nana Patekar and Shafi Inamdar in pivotal roles.
Plot[edit]
Captain Amar Kumar of the Indian army lives with his father, Ram, and mother, Saraswati. Ram has been associated with top freedom fighters during India's struggle for independence from the British. Almost all of these freedom fighters had taken advantage of their involvement and have taken up important positions in India's administration, and these include Jagrathan and Mohanlal, while others like Vaisakh Ansari and Ram have chosen not to. Amar goes to Delhi and meets Mohanlal, who offers him the position of personal secretary with Jagrathan. Then a chain of events leads to the death of Jagrathan's pilot son, Surender, resulting in Jagrathan threatening to expose the powers-that-be unless they come clean and admit their involvement. Then Jagrathan is killed in a vehicle accident. Before dying, he asks Dr. Shabnam to hand over a key to Amar. Before Shabnam could do so, she is attacked by two unknown men, and wounded. Together with Amar and Rafiq Sayed Jaffrey, they locate the key - but do not know where to locate the lock. Then Shabnam is attacked again, but Amar rescues her. Amar's world is turned upside down when he is accused of treason, court-martialed, and dishonorably discharged from the army. Disillusioned by this, he decides to join the very forces that are involved in treason. And when he does he finds out that he is not amongst strangers at all.
Reception[edit]
The film did not meet expectations of the director who expected it to be a blockbuster, meaning the highest grosser of the year. Instead it became a platinum jubilee hit.
Cast[edit]
- Ashok Kumar as Veshat Ansari
- Rajesh Khanna as Captain Amar Kumar
- Raj Babbar as Rafiq Jaffrey
- Smita Patil as Dr. Shabnam
- Poonam Dhillon as Sushma
- Nana Patekar as Colonel Mustafa Ali Zahidi
- Vijay Arora as Thakur Suryabhan Singh
- Shafi Inamdar as Mohanlal
- Iftekhar as Ram Kumar
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Saraswati
- Om Shivpuri as Jagratan
- Sushma Seth as Durga
- Deepak Parashar as Surendra
- Shreeram Lagoo as Minister / Lawyer
- Saeed Jaffrey as Defence Lawyer
- Ram Mohan as Judge
- Satish Shah as Triloki Prasad "T.P."
- Rajesh Puri as Taxi Driver Baldev Singh
- Chandrashekhar as Army Retired General Shiv Kumar
- Dalip Tahil as Army Officer
- Dan Dhanoa as Dayal
- Puneet Issar as Dayal's Associate
- Arun Bakshi as Air Chief Marshall Vasudevan
- Gufi Paintal as Mr. Agarwal
- Huma Khan as Mrs. Suryabhan Singh
- Manisha Kohli as Princess Saloni
Soundtrack[edit]
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, Patitpavan Seeta Ram" | Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle |
| "Teri Aankhon Mein Dhundh Li Maine Pyar Ki Duniya" | Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle |
| "Yeh Raat, Yeh Barsaat, Yeh Tanhaai Ka Aalam" | Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle |
| "Kaise Murli Bajaye Ghanshyam" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Mast Jawani Allah Hi Allah" | Asha Bhosle |
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