Qurbani (1980 film)
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| Directed by | Feroz Khan |
| Produced by | Feroz Khan |
| Starring | Feroz Khan Vinod Khanna Zeenat Aman Amjad Khan |
| Music by | Indeevar, Farooq Qaiser, Biddu (lyrics) |
| Distributed by | F.K. International |
| Release date(s) | 20 June 1980 |
| Running time | 157 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi/Urdu |
Qurbani (Hindi: क़ुरबानी, Urdu: قربانی) is a 1980 Indian Bollywood movie. The word "qurbani" means "sacrifice" in English. Produced and directed by Feroz Khan (under the banner of FK International). The film stars Feroz Khan, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Amrish Puri and Kadar Khan. Feroz Khan can be credited for bringing Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor and Amrish Puri into mainstream Hindi movies by giving them exposure and critical roles in the movie. Khan also wrote the dialogues for the movie.It was the biggest grossing film of 1980 and stayed at the top.
The film's direction, urban setting, music and foreign locales, as well as upmarket images, made it stand out when it was released.
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[edit] Plot
Feroz Khan plays a thief named Rajesh who is blackmailed by villain Vikram (Shakti Kapoor) and his evil sister Jwala (Aruna Irani) into staking from crime boss Rakka (Amrish Puri). Jwala is Rakka's ex wife and has been cheated by Rakka, who has stolen her fortune and divorced her. Jwala wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it. If Rajesh does not do the job, Vikram will kill Rajesh's lover, Sheela (Zeenat Aman), who is a disco club singer and dancer, and Rajesh's best friend Amar's (Vinod Khanna) daughter Tina (Natasha Chopra). The thief is continuously being stalled by Inspector Amjad Khan.
Amar is an eligible young widower, who meets with beautiful Sheela and falls in love. Sheela, while taking a maternal affinity to little Tina, does not reciprocate his advances, as she loves Rajesh. Unknown to Sheela, Amar and Rajesh meet each other, and a strong friendship bond is formed. Rajesh would like Amar to settle in the U.K. They concoct a scheme whereby Amar would steal gold bars and jewellery from a safe, then phone the police, let Rajesh take over, get arrested, get a prison term for about 12 to 18 months. After his release, he will join Amar in the U.K.
Things don't go according to plan as Amar gets accused for killing Rakka. The police construe that Rajesh has been framed by Amar, so that he can get Rajesh out of the way, keep all the money (as well as Sheela) for himself. Amar sacrifices his life for Rajesh at the climax of the movie.
[edit] Production
The role of Amar was initially offered to Amitabh Bachchan by Feroz Khan, but after he refused Vinod Khanna was cast.
To draw shock from the audience, a scene was included with the calculated decimation of a Mercedes Benz in an underground parking lot. This was at a time when not many in India had seen a Mercedes, let alone sat in one.
[edit] Box office
Qurbani became a box office success and the biggest hit of the year. Its songs were popular and the movie sold the most number of records and tapes in that year.
[edit] Music
Biddu was the music director for the song 'Aap Jaisa Koi' which introduced him and Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan to Indian films. The rest of the songs and the background score were set by Kalyanji-Anandji
The movie is known for its music and songs, including the title qawwali 'Qurbani Qurbani', written by the Urdu poet Farooq Qaiser, and rendered by Anwar, Kishore Kumar and Aziz Nazan. It also has a song performed by Mohammed Rafi, 'Kya Dekhte ho', which was written by Indivar. 'Qurbani qurbani' received a special award for 'The Most Amazing Evergreen Song' by Bollywood music producer Rakesh Roshan.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Female Playback Award: Nazia Hassan for the song 'Aap Jaisa Koi'
- Filmfare Best Sound: P. Harikishan
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor: Vinod Khanna
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Amjad Khan
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Music: Kalyanji-Anandji
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Female Playback Singer: Kanchan for the song 'Laila O Laila'
[edit] Remake
This film was remade in Tamil as Viduthalai in 1986 by producer K.Balaji.The film starred by Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth, Kannada Superstar Vishnuvardhan, Madhavi and Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan. The film was shot in United States of America and was a great success upon release.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Qurbani at the Internet Movie Database
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