Awwal Number

Awwal Number
Awwal Number
	File:Awwal Numberfilm.jpg Promotional Poster
Directed by	Dev Anand
Produced by	Navketan Productions
Written by	Dev Anand
Starring	Dev Anand; Aamir Khan; Aditya Pancholi
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Release date	11 May 1990;
Running time	143 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Awwal Number is a 1990 Indian sports action film directed by Dev Anand. The film features the then 67-year-old Dev Anand with Aditya Pancholi and Aamir Khan. Dev Anand first offered the role of Ranvir Singh to cricketer Imran Khan.^[1]

Plot[edit]

The story revolves around cricket where a new star Sunny (Aamir Khan) has been included in the team in place of another famous star Ronny (Aditya Pancholi). All this creates hatred in the heart of Ronny against Sunny, although Sunny respects him. Ronny decides to take revenge on Sunny; meanwhile a terrorist decides to put a bomb in the field where a match is to be organised between India and Australia.

DIG Vikram Singh (Dev Anand) comes to know about the plan of the terrorists and goes on to prevent the attack, saving thousands of lives. Sunny also becomes a star by playing a match-winning stroke for the country.

Cast[edit]

Dev Anand... DIG Vikram Singh (Vicky)
Aamir Khan... Sunny
Aditya Pancholi... Ranvir Singh (Ronny)
Neeta Puri... Maria
Ekta Sohini... Aarti Rani
Sudhir Pandey... Sundaram
Vikram Gokhale
Parikshat Sahni... in a special appearance as a Selection committee member
Ram Mohan... In a special appearance as a Selection committee member
Aanjjan Srivastav... In a special appearance as a Cricket commentator
Bharat Bhushan... Sunny's Grandfather
Birbal... Chhaganlal
Sameer Khakkar... Terrorist
Kulbhushan Kharbanda... Kundi
Raj Kishore... In a special appearance as a Bartender
Mac Mohan... Mani
Cindy Crawford... Dev Anand's step mother in the picture
Subbiraj... Police Commissioner Patil
Ajit Vachani. Police Inspector
Aftab Shivdasani... Young Sunny^[2]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed By Bappi Lahiri and the lyrics were by Amit Khanna. Voices were rendered by Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar, Bappi Lahiri, Udit Narayan and S. Janaki.

Song	Singer
"Awwal Number"	Bappi Lahiri
"Lakhon Main Nigahon Mein"	Bappi Lahiri, Udit Narayan, S. Janaki
"Yeh Hai Cricket Out"	Amit Kumar, Bappi Lahiri, Udit Narayan
"Poochho Na Kya"	Amit Kumar, S. Janaki
"Chum Chum Chum"	Amit Kumar
"Tere Liye"	Asha Bhosle

Quotes[edit]

Aamir Khan, quoted in an interview after Dev Anand's death, said: "He was an icon for many generations and entertained us throughout his life. The only film I signed without reading the script was Awwal Number."^[3]

References[edit]

↑ Anand, Dev (2007). Romancing With Life. India: Penguin India. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-14-341856-6.
↑ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/5398/index.html
↑ http://ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2011120520111205004711346a793e3ba/%E2%80%98Only-film-I-signed-without-reading-the-script-was-Awwal-Number%E2%80%99-.html?pageno=2^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[edit]

Awwal Number on IMDb

[1] Anand, Dev (2007). Romancing With Life. India: Penguin India. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-14-341856-6.

[2] ttp://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/5398/index.html

[3] ttp://ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2011120520111205004711346a793e3ba/%E2%80%98Only-film-I-signed-without-reading-the-script-was-Awwal-Number%E2%80%99-.html?pageno=2^{[permanent dead link]}

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