Qurbani (1980 film)
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Qurbani 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.
Amar is an eligible young widower, who meets with beautiful Sheela and falls in lover. 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 jewelery 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.
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.
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
.
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.
Bollywood films of 1980
-Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:...
Indian
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
movie. The word "qurbani" means "sacrifice" in English. Produced and directed by Feroz Khan
Feroz Khan
Feroz Khan was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the Hindi film industry...
(under the banner of FK International). The film stars Feroz Khan
Feroz Khan
Feroz Khan was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the Hindi film industry...
, Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna
-Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother...
, Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970...
, 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...
, Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
, Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit...
, Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri
Amrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
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.
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 lover. 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 jewelery 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.
Production
The role of Amar was initially offered to Amitabh BachchanAmitabh 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...
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.
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.Music
BidduBiddu
Biddu or Biddu Appaiah is an Indian-British music producer, composer, song-writer and singer who produced and composed many hit records worldwide during a career spanning five decades...
was the music director for the song 'Aap Jaisa Koi
Aap Jaisa Koi
"Aap Jaisa Koi" is a 1980 Indian Hindi-Urdu song from the film Qurbani. It was composed by Biddu and was sung by the Pakistani singer, Nazia Hassan. It was Nazia's first song. The song was featured in the film as an item number.-History:...
' which introduced him and Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan
Nazia Hassan
Nazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death...
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
Rakesh Roshan
Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (Hindi: राकेश रोशन (born Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath on 6 September 1949 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a producer, director and former actor in Bollywood films who was born in a Punjabi Hindu Kayastha family...
.
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Female Playback AwardFilmfare Best Female Playback AwardThe Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song....
: Nazia HassanNazia HassanNazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death...
for the song 'Aap Jaisa KoiAap Jaisa Koi"Aap Jaisa Koi" is a 1980 Indian Hindi-Urdu song from the film Qurbani. It was composed by Biddu and was sung by the Pakistani singer, Nazia Hassan. It was Nazia's first song. The song was featured in the film as an item number.-History:...
' - Filmfare Best SoundFilmfare Best SoundThe Filmfare Best Sound is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.Here is a list of some of the award winners and the films for which they won.-List:-External links:*...
: P. Harikishan - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Actor: Vinod KhannaVinod Khanna-Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother... - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Amjad KhanAmjad KhanAmjad 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... - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Music: Kalyanji-Anandji - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Female Playback Singer: Kanchan for the song 'Laila O Laila'
Remake
This film was remade in Tamil as ViduthalaiViduthalai
Viduthalai is a Tamil film is directed by K. Vijayan. It stars Rajinikanth, Sivaji Ganesan, Vishnuvardhan and Madhavi.-Plot:Rajni is a big-time thief robbing money from the rich. He is capable of opening any lock however big it is. His girlfriend Madhavi is a singer and a dancer in a club. One day...
in 1986 by producer K.Balaji.The film starred by Tamil
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
Superstar Rajinikanth, Kannada Superstar Vishnuvardhan, Madhavi
Madhavi (actress)
Madhavi is a South Indian film actress. She played lead roles for 17 years in seven languages: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Bengali, and Hindi. She has acted in more than 300 films.-Early life:...
and Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...
. The film was shot in United States of America and was a great success upon release.