Saat Hindustani
| 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 |
Madhu Shehnaz Utpal Dutt Amitabh Bachchan Jalal Agha Anwar Ali |
| Music by |
J.P. Kaushik Kaifi Azmi (lyrics)Utpal Dutt |
| Cinematography | S. Ramachandra |
| Edited by | Mohan Rathod |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Saat Hindustani (English: Seven Indians) is a 1969 Indian 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 Madhu, Utpal Dutt, Shehnaz, A. K. Hangal, Anwar Ali (brother of Indian comedian Mehmood) and Amitabh Bachchan who made his debut with this film.
Overview
Saat Hindustani portrays the story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule.[1]
Synopsis
A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan) from Bihar and five other men, all belonging from different religions and parts of India, join their seventh comrade Maria (Shehnaz Vahanvaty), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in the state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.
Cast
- Madhu as Shubodh Sanyal
- Amitabh Bachchan as Anwar Ali Anwar
- Shehnaaz as Maria (as Shahnaz)
- Utpal Dutt as Joginder Nath
- Irshad Ali as Mahadevan
- Anwar Ali as Ram Bhagat Sharma
- Jalal Agha as Sakharam Shinde
- A. K. Hangal as Doctor
- Dina Pathak
- Kanu sarswat
Crew
- Direction - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Story - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Screenplay - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Dialogue - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Production - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Production Secretary - N. M. Trivedi
- Cinematography - S. Ramachandra
- Editing - Mohan Rathod
- Audiography - Minoo Bawa, B. P. Bharucha
- sp. Back Ground Music Recording Satish J Kaushik
- Music Direction - J. P. Kaushik
- asst. Sunil Kaushik
- Lyrics - Kaifi Azmi
- Playback Singer - Mahendra Kapoor