Lawaaris (1981 film)
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| Directed by | Prakash Mehra |
| Produced by | Prakash Mehra |
| Written by | Shashi Bhushan Kader Khan Prakash Mehra Din Dayal Sharma |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Zeenat Aman Bindu Raakhee Gulzar Amjad Khan Om Prakash Ranjeet |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Cinematography | N. Satyen |
| Release date(s) | 22 May 1981 |
| Running time | 189 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Lawaaris is a 1981 Bollywood film directed by Prakash Mehra. The film became known for its song "Mere Angene Mein, Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai" rendered twice: The first time by a young Alka Yagnik who earned her first Filmfare nomination as best female playback singer, and the second time by Amitabh Bachchan. His version became the top song of the 1980s. Lawaaris starred Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Zeenat Aman and Raakhee Gulzar. The story revolves around an orphan (Lawaaris) who stumbles over reality in his search for his parents.
The film was an 'All Time Earner', got highest verdict present at that time by Trade Guide[Bollywood boxoffice magazine], and was among those rare movies, which crossed 1 Crore per territory.[1] There was only 13 All time earner[Crossed 1 Crore per territory] movies till 1984 and Laawaris was among them. [2]
It earned additional Filmfare nominations for Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actor (Suresh Oberoi).[3]
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[edit] Remakes
Lawaaris was remade into the Telugu film Naa Desam in 1982 starring N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha. It was remade as Panakkaran with Rajinikanth in the lead role, which subsequently became one of the biggest hits of the year.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 1982 Filmfare Awards - Nominated
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Lawaaris at the Internet Movie Database
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