Amba (film)

Amba is a 1990 Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Mohan Kumar.[1] It stars Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri, Kiran Juneja, and Shabana Azmi in the title role as Amba.[2][3]

Amba
Directed byMohan Kumar
Produced byMohan Kumar
StarringAnil Kapoor
Meenakshi Seshadri
Shabana Azmi
CinematographyK.K. Mahajan
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date
  • 10 August 1990 (1990-08-10) (India)
Running time
161 min.[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Prabha lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed father Thakur Jasbir Singh and her brother Kunwar Ranvir. She receives a marriage proposal from equally wealthy Thakur Shamsher Singh but immediately rejects him and marries Rajendra. Prabha re-locates to move in with him and his widowed and principled mother, Amba Bhanupratap Singh, and his wayward brother, Suraj. Prabha soon gives birth to Rajat. Rajendra, who secretly visits local courtesan, Munnibai, returns home intoxicated one night and sexually molests and then kills Geeta, who is their servant, Bhiku's daughter, but is treated like a family member. Then, when Amba returns home after watching Ram Leela, she apprehends Rajendra, has him arrested, he is eventually tried in Court, found guilty after Amba's testimony, and hanged. A devastated and humiliated Prabha swears to avenge his death, and leaves to live with her equally vengeful dad and brother, and together they plot to turn Amba and Suraj's lives upside down - so much so that Amba and Suraj not only lose their ancestral estate, their house is burned down, they are blacklisted by the community, where Amba is the Sarpanch, and to top it all up, Suraj is arrested for killing Shamsher and sexually molesting Prabha, and if found guilty will also be hanged like his brother.

Cast

Soundtrack

Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics. The soundtrack includes the following songs:[4]

#TitleSinger(s)
1 "Sheron Wali Mata Ka Jab Naam" Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy
2 "Maa Ka Man Mamta Ka Mandir" Mohammed Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal
3 "Ek Swarg Hai Aasman Par" Suresh Wadkar, Mohammed Aziz , Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal
4 "Laga Ragda To Mit Gaya Jhagda" Mohammed Aziz , Alka Yagnik
5 "Sun Meri Shehzadi" Mohammed Aziz , Alka Yagnik
6 "Aurat Zaat Mard Se Jhagda" Kishore Kumar

Reception

Bob Chinn of Cult Movies magazine wrote in 2003, "While this is obviously a star vehicle for Azmi, one must remember that there are stars and there are actresses. Shabana Azmi is that rare combination of both."[1] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com, however, criticised Azmi's choice of the part as "strange" and further writing, "The film shamelessly tries to fit in the Mother India mould dumbing down Azmi’s fiery brilliance to a cringe-worthy stereotype that’s as bearable as the tacky silver wig on her head".[5]

References

  1. Chinn, Bob (2003). "Amba". Cult Movies. No. 38. Cameo Distributors LLC. p. 61. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. Tripathi, Salil (31 March 1989). "Unconventional actor Anil Kapoor steals the lead". India Today. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. "The Oldest Characters These Actresses Have Ever Played". Rediff. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. "Amba Movie Music". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. Verma, Sukanya (8 May 2014). "Rani, Vidya, Sridevi: WORST films of Bollywood's BEST Actresses". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.