Ganga Ki Saugandh
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Ganga Ki Saugandh is a 1978 Hindi movie. Produced and directed by Sultan Ahmed this film stars Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

, Rekha, Amjad Khan
Amjad Khan
Amjad Khan was an acclaimed Indian actor and director. He worked in over 130 films in his film career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his villainous roles in Hindi films the most famous being the unforgettable Gabbar Singh in 1975 classic Sholay...

, Pran, I. S. Johar
I. S. Johar
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, Bindu
Bindu (actress)
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, and Anju Mahendru
Anju Mahendru
-Personal life and education:Mahendru was born in Dehradun. She is famed for her relationship with famous Bollywood star Rajesh Khanna and was briefly engaged to cricket player Gary Sobers.-Career:...

. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji
Kalyanji Anandji
Kalyanji Anandji is a name used by Indian composer duo known for its work on Hindi film soundtracks, particularly action potboilers in the 1970s. The name comes from first names of the two Gujarati brothers that formed the duo, Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah...

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This movie is set in a village setting where Amjad Khan is a tyrant. Amitabh plays a very naiive young man, and becomes a dacoit to avenge the death of his mother. Amitabh is thrown out of the village when he is unable to offer a satisfactory explanation for the death of the cow. He forms a group who work in throwing Amjad Khan off his high throne.
It was super hit at box office. The climax of the film was shoot in RISHIKESH Uttaranchal (Former in UP). Amitabh was going through the horse riding on LAXMAN JHOOLA in a fight scene and Amjad Khan was on the GLIDER. In the film - Amjad Khan's Plane strike onto the TRISHUL of temple -The LaxmAn Temple in fromt of Laxman Jhoola and blast out. The river ganga scene where Amitabh was giving funeral to his mom was shoot out on the bank of GANGA in Rishikesh. The Song - MANO TO MAIN GANGA MAA HOON NA MANO TO BEHTA PANI was shoot out in gangotri at haridwar.
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