Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)

Directed by

Prakash Mehra

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy

Country

India

Runtime

3h 09m

Rated

G

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An orphan named Sikandar grows up in the slums of Bombay. He falls in love with a woman but faces many obstacles in his life.

melodramatictragicaction-packedemotionalfast-pacednostalgiclarger-than-life

What happens

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (transl. Conqueror of Destiny) is a 1978 Indian action crime drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, and written by Kader Khan, Vijay Kaul and Laxmikant Sharma. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra, along with Vinod Khanna, Raakhee, Rekha, Ranjeet, and Amjad Khan in pivotal roles, while Nirupa Roy, and Kader Khan gave special appearances. The film tells of the story of Sikandar (played by Amitabh Bachchan), an orphan raised in the slums of Bombay. The film's plot is loosely inspired by the Bengali novel Devdas (1917). and the French play Cyrano de Bergerac. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1978, and the biggest Diwali blockbuster of all time. It was also the third highest-grossing Indian film of the decade, after Sholay and Bobby. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar was also an overseas blockbuster in the Soviet Union. At the 26th Filmfare Awards, it was nominated for nine Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, but did not win in any category. It was remade into the Telugu film Prema Tarangalu (1980), and in Tamil as Amara Kaaviyam (1981). It was the last movie where Vinod Khanna and Amitabh bachchan acted together after giving 6 successful films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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