Saat Hindustani

Saat Hindustani
Saat Hindustani
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Written by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Produced by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Starring	Madhu; Utpal Dutt; Jalal Agha; Anwar Ali; Madhukar; Amitabh Bachchan; Shehnaz
Cinematography	S. Ramachandra
Edited by	Mohan Rathod
Music by	J. P. Kaushik
Release date	7 November 1969;
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Hindi; Urdu
Box office	₹810,000 (net)

Saat Hindustani (transl. Seven Indians) is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language action film written, directed, and produced by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Madhu, Utpal Dutt, Jalal Agha, Anwar Ali, Madhukar, Amitabh Bachchan (in his film debut), and Shehnaaz.^[3]^[4]

Plot

A Muslim poet, Anwar Ali, from Bihar and five other men, all belonging to different religions and parts of India, join their seventh comrade Maria, a native of the Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in the state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.

Cast

Madhu as Shubodh Sanyal
Utpal Dutt as Joginder Nath
Jalal Agha as Sakharam Shinde
Anwar Ali as Ram Bhagat Sharma
Madhukar as Mahadevan
Amitabh Bachchan as Anwar Ali
Shehnaaz as Maria (as Shahnaz)
A. K. Hangal as Doctor
Dina Pathak as Mrs. J. Nath
Prakash Thapa as Tax Inspector
Kanu Sarswat

Production

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by J. P. Kaushik and Kaifi Azmi was the lyricist. Songs were sung by Mahendra Kapoor.

Awards

National Film Awards

References

^ Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (2015). Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters. Penguin Books. ISBN 9789352140084. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Saat Hindustani – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Filmography: Amitabh Bachchan". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "K.A. Abbas (1914-1987)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2007.

External links

[Chaudhuri2015-1] Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (2015). Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters. Penguin Books. ISBN 9789352140084. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[2] "Saat Hindustani – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[3] "Filmography: Amitabh Bachchan". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[4] "K.A. Abbas (1914-1987)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2007.

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