Saat Hindustani
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| Directed by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
| Produced by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
| Written by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
| Screenplay by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
| Story by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
| Starring | Utpal Dutt Madhu Amitabh Bachchan Jalal Agha |
| Music by | J.P. Kaushik Kaifi Azmi (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | S. Ramachandra |
| Editing by | Mohan Rathod |
| Release date(s) | 7 November 1969 |
| Running time | 144 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Saat Hindustani (Devanagari: सात हिन्दुस्तानी, Urdu: سات ہندوستانی, translation: Seven Indians) is a 1969 film written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. The cast included Utpal Dutt, Madhu, A. K. Hangal and Amitabh Bachchan who made his debut with this film. Bachchan played one of the Indians captured by the enemy nation as POW. He played the role of a Muslim poet.
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[edit] Overview
Saat Hindustani portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule.[1]
[edit] Synopsis
A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan) hails from Bihar and five other men, all belonging from different religions and different parts of India join their seventh comrade Maria (Shehnaz), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in that state by hoisting Indian flag on Portuguese forts and buildings.
[edit] Cast
- Utpal Dutt as Joginder Nath
- Madhu as Shabut Shanyal (Malayalam Actor)
- Shenaaz as Maria (as Shahnaz)
- Irshad Ali as Mahadevan
- Anwar Ali as Ram Bhagat Sharma
- Amitabh Bachchan as Anwar Ali Anwar
- Jalal Agha as Sakharam Shinde
- A. K. Hangal as Doctor
- Dina Pathak
Amitabh Bachchan made his debut with this film, playing one of the Indians captured by the enemy nation as POW. He played the role of a Muslim poet who is from Bihar showing early promise for a very successful later career.
[edit] Crew
- Direction - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Story - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Screenplay - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Dialogue - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Production - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Cinematography - S. Ramachandra
- Editing - Mohan Rathod
- Audiography - Minoo Bawa, B. P. Bharucha
- Music Direction - J. P. Kaushik
- Lyrics - Kaifi Azmi
- Playback Singer - Mahendra Kapoor
[edit] Songs of Saat Hindustani
Synopsis A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan) and he hails from Bihar and five other men all belonging from different religions, and from different parts of India join their seventh comrade, Maria (Shehnaz), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in that state by hoisting Indian flag on Portuguese forts and buildings.
[edit] Awards
- It won the 1970 Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, and Lyric-Writer Of The Best Film Song On National Integration for Kaifi Azmi.
- Amitabh Bachchan won National Film Awards for Best Newcomer [2][3]
[edit] Trivia
This was the 1st release of son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan - Amitabh Bachchan. But it was a flop film.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Saat Hindustani at the Internet Movie Database
- Malayalam Actor Madhu on his experience in Saat Hindustani
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